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   Di·va·gate

   /ˈdīvəˌɡāt/

   

   verb

   • 1. stray or digress: literary "Yeats divagated into Virgil's territory only once"

   Word Origin late 16th century: from Latin divagat- ‘wandered about’, from the verb divagari, from di- ‘widely’ + vagari ‘wander’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. divagation noun

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › divagateDivagate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of DIVAGATE is to wander or stray from a course or subject : diverge, digress. The Origin of Divagate.

3. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › divagateDivagate - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Jun 12, 2024 · Definitions of divagate. verb. lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking. synonyms: digress, stray, wander. see more.

4. www.thefreedictionary.com › divagateDivagate - definition of divagate by The Free Dictionary

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   divagate - lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking; "She always digresses when telling a story"; "her mind wanders"; "Don't digress when you give a lecture". digress, stray, wander.

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   Divagate definition: to wander; stray.. See examples of DIVAGATE used in a sentence.

6. www.dictionary.com › browse › divagationDIVAGATE Definition & Usage Examples | Dictionary.com

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   Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023 How to use divagate in a sentence The expansion of criticism in the same thirty years was not a whit less marked than the vast divagation of the novel.

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   Divagate Definition. dīvə-gāt, dĭvə-. divagated, divagates, divagating. Meanings. Synonyms. Definition Source. Origin. Verb.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDIVAGATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   5 days ago · 1. to wander; stray. 2. to digress in speech.

9. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › divagatedivagate - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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   Jun 25, 2023 · divagate (third-person singular simple present divagates, present participle divagating, simple past and past participle divagated) (intransitive) To wander about. (intransitive) To stray from a subject or theme.

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    Definition of divagate in English: divagate. Pronunciation: /ˈdʌɪvəɡeɪt/ verb. [no object] literary. stray or digress: Yeats divagated into Virgil's territory only once. More example sentences Synonyms. Derivatives. divagation. Pronunciation: /dʌɪvəˈɡeɪʃn/ noun. Example sentences. Origin.

11. www.oed.com › dictionary › divagate_vdivagate, v. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

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    There is one meaning in OED's entry for the verb divagate. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.