extravagate

[ ik-strav-uh-geyt ]
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verb (used without object),ex·trav·a·gat·ed, ex·trav·a·gat·ing.Archaic.
  1. to wander beyond bounds; roam at will; stray.

  2. to go beyond the bounds of propriety or reason.

Origin of extravagate

1
1590–1600; <Medieval Latin extrāvagātus strayed, wandered away from, past participle of extrāvagārī.See extravagant, -ate1

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British Dictionary definitions for extravagate

extravagate

/ (ɪkˈstrævəˌɡeɪt) /


verb(intr) archaic
  1. to exceed normal limits or propriety

  2. to roam at will

Origin of extravagate

1
C17: from Latin extravagārī; see extravagant

Derived forms of extravagate

  • extravagation, noun

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