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vəˌgeɪt
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–verb (used without object),
-gat⋅ed,
-gat⋅ing.
1.
to wander; stray.
2.
to digress in speech.
Origin:
1590–1600;
< L
dīvagātus
(ptp. of
dīvagārī
to wander off), equiv. to
dī-
di-
2
+
vag-
(s. of
vagārī
to wander) +
-ātus
-ate
1
Related forms:
di⋅va⋅ga⋅tion,
noun
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di·va·gate
(dī'və-gāt', dĭv'ə-)
intr.v.
di·va·gat·ed
,
di·va·gat·ing
,
di·va·gates
To wander or drift about.
To ramble; digress.
[Late Latin
dīvagārī, dīvagāt-
: Latin
dī-, dis-
,
apart
; see
dis-
+ Latin
vagārī
,
to wander
(from
vagus
,
wandering
).]
di'va·ga'tion
n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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