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divagate
[ dahy-vuh-geyt ]
/ ˈdaɪ vəˌgeɪt /
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verb (used without object), di·va·gat·ed, di·va·gat·ing.
to wander; stray.
to digress in speech.
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Origin of divagate
OTHER WORDS FROM divagate
di·va·ga·tion, nounWords nearby divagate
diurnal motion, diurnal parallax, diuron, div, diva, divagate, divalent, divan, divaricate, divaricator, dive
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How to use divagate in a sentence
But when they had sat down, Julius was little inclined to divagate into an account of his travels.
Master of His Fate|J. Mclaren CobbanBut I divagate; and all this sits in the bosom of the publisher.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 24 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson
British Dictionary definitions for divagate
divagate
/ (ˈdaɪvəˌɡeɪt) /
verb
(intr) rare to digress or wander
Derived forms of divagate
divagation, nounWord Origin for divagate
C16: from Latin di- ² + vagārī to wander
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