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divagate
di·va·gate
/
ˈdaɪ
vəˌgeɪt
/
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uh
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verb (used without object),
di·va·gat·ed,
di·va·gat·ing.
1.
to wander; stray.
2.
to digress in speech.
Origin:
1590–1600;
<
Latin
dīvagātus
(past participle of
dīvagārī
to wander off), equivalent to
dī-
di-
2
+
vag-
(stem of
vagārī
to wander) +
-ātus
-ate
1
Related forms
di·va·ga·tion,
noun
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divagate
(ˈdaɪvəˌɡeɪt)
—
vb
rare
(
intr
) to digress or wander
[C16: from Latin
di-
² +
vagārī
to wander]
diva'gation
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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