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divagate
di·va·gate
[
dvə gàyt,
dívvə gàyt
]
(
past and past participle
di·va·gat·ed
,
present participle
di·va·gat·ing
,
3rd person present singular
di·va·gates
)
intransitive verb
Definition:
1.
digress:
to wander off the subject under discussion
2.
wander:
to wander around somewhere
[
Mid-16th century. < Latin
divagat-
, past participle of
divagari
"wander around" <
vagari
"wander"
]
di·va·ga·tion
[
dvə gáysh'n,
dìvvə gáysh'n
]
noun
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
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di·va·ga·tion [ dvə gáysh'n, dìvvə gáysh'n ] noun
