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divagation

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di⋅va⋅gate

  [dahy-vuh-geyt]
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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

  1. To wander or drift about.

  2. 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.
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