- divagated
- di·va·gate || 'daɪvəgeɪt v. stray from the main point; wander
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divagate — divagation, n. /duy veuh gayt /, v.i., divagated, divagating. 1. to wander; stray. 2. to digress in speech. [1590 1600; < L divagatus (ptp. of divagari to wander off), equiv. to di DI 2 + vag (s. of vagari to wander) + atus ATE1] * * * … Universalium
divagate — 1590s, from L. divagatus, pp. of divagari to wander about, from di(s) apart (see DIS (Cf. dis )) + vagari to wander, ramble (see VAGUE (Cf. vague)). Related: Divagated; divagating … Etymology dictionary
divagate — /ˈdaɪvəgeɪt/ (say duyvuhgayt) verb (i) (divagated, divagating) 1. to wander; stray. 2. to digress in speech. {Latin dīvagātus, past participle, having wandered} –divagation /daɪvəˈgeɪʃən/ (say duyvuh gayshuhn), noun …
divagate — [dī′və gāt΄; ] also [ div′əgāt΄] vi. divagated, divagating [< pp. of LL divagari, to wander about < L dis , from + vagari, to wander: see VAGABOND] 1. to wander about 2. to stray from the subject; digress divagation n … English World dictionary
