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extravagate

[ik-strav-uh-geyt]

verb (used without object), -gat·ed, -gat·ing. Archaic.

to wander beyond bounds; roam at will; stray.

to go beyond the bounds of propriety or reason.

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

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extravagate (ɪkˈstrævəˌɡeɪt)

—vb
1.	to exceed normal limits or propriety
2.	to roam at will

[C17: from Latin extravagārī; see extravagant]

extrava'gation

—n

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