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extravagate

[ ik-strav-uh-geyt ]
/ ɪkˈstræv əˌgeɪt /
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verb (used without object), ex·trav·a·gat·ed, ex·trav·a·gat·ing.Archaic.
to wander beyond bounds; roam at will; stray.
to go beyond the bounds of propriety or reason.
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Origin of extravagate

1590–1600; <Medieval Latin extrāvagātus strayed, wandered away from, past participle of extrāvagārī.See extravagant, -ate1

Words nearby extravagate

extravagance, extravagancy, extravagant, Extravagantes, extravaganza, extravagate, extravaginal, extravasate, extravasation, extravascular, extravascular fluid
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Words related to extravagate

traipse, ramble, stray, drift, snake, roam, stroll, twine, gallivant, peregrinate, twist, turn, range, recoil, wind, rove, vagabond, change

British Dictionary definitions for extravagate

extravagate
/ (ɪkˈstrævəˌɡeɪt) /
verb (intr) archaic
to exceed normal limits or propriety
to roam at will

Derived forms of extravagate

extravagation, noun

Word Origin for extravagate

C17: from Latin extravagārī; see extravagant
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