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nav⋅i⋅gate
[nav-i-geyt] 
verb, -gat⋅ed, -gat⋅ing.–verb (used with object)
| 1. | to move on, over, or through (water, air, or land) in a ship or aircraft: to navigate a river. |
| 2. | to direct or manage (a ship, aircraft, or guided missile) on its course. |
| 3. | to ascertain or plot and control the course or position of (a ship, aircraft, etc.). |
| 4. | to pass over (the sea or other body of water), as a ship does. |
| 5. | to walk or find one's way on, in, or across: It was difficult to navigate the stairs in the dark. |
–verb (used without object)
| 6. | to direct or manage a ship, aircraft, or guided missile on its course. |
| 7. | to pass over the water, as a ship does. |
| 8. | to walk or find one's way. |
| 9. | to travel by ship or boat; sail. |
Origin:
1580–90; < L nāvigātus, ptp. of nāvigāre to sail, deriv. of nāvis ship; for formation, see fumigate
1580–90; < L nāvigātus, ptp. of nāvigāre to sail, deriv. of nāvis ship; for formation, see fumigate
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| nav·i·gate (nāv'ĭ-gāt') v. nav·i·gat·ed, nav·i·gat·ing, nav·i·gates v. tr.
[Latin nāvigāre, nāvigāt- : nāvis, ship; see nāu- in Indo-European roots + agere, to drive, lead; see ag- in Indo-European roots.] |
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Navigate
Nav"i*gate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Navigated; p. pr. & vb. n. Navigating.] [L. navigatus, p. p. of navigare, v.t. & i.; navis ship + agere to move, direct. See Nave, and Agent.] To joirney by water; to go in a vessel or ship; to perform the duties of a navigator; to use the waters as a highway or channel for commerce or communication; to sail. The Phenicians navigated to the extremities of the Western Ocean. --Arbuthnot.Navigate
Nav"i*gate\, v. t. 1. To pass over in ships; to sail over or on; as, to navigate the Atlantic. 2. To steer, direct, or manage in sailing; to conduct (ships) upon the water by the art or skill of seamen; as, to navigate a ship.
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Language Translation for : navigate
Spanish:
gobernar,
German:
steuern,
Japanese:
航行する
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