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divagate

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Scrabble points
13
Words With Friends
15
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈdaɪvəˌɡeɪt/
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/ˈdaɪvəˌɡeɪt/ · /ˈdɪvəˌɡeɪt/

Definition of divagate

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (intransitive)To wander about.
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verb

  1. (intransitive)To wander about.
  2. (intransitive)To stray from a subject or theme.
    “The fallen guillotine blade is replaced with a call to awareness that, as we have seen, divagates from Szpiner's "Ayez pitié des enfants."”

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Etymology

First attested in 1599; borrowed from Latin dīvagātus, perfect active participle of dīvagor (“to wander here and there”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from Latin dis- (“in different direction”) + vagor (“to wander”). Cognate with French divaguer.

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