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verb (used without object)
1.
to deviate or wander away from the main topic or purpose in speaking or writing; depart from the principal line of argument, plot, study, etc.
2.
Archaic. to turn aside.
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Digress
is a GRE word you need to know.
So is strut. Does it mean:
| to walk with a vain, pompous bearing, as with head erect and chest thrown out |
| excessive desire of gain |
Example Sentences
- But they have allowed society to progress (or digress, based on your perspective) to where we are today.
- Let me digress one further moment.
- But we cannot digress in that direction.
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Word Origin & History
digress
1520s, from L. digress-, pp. stem of digredi "to go aside, depart" (see digression). Related: Digressed; digressing.
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