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divaricate

di·var·i·cate [ dī várrə kàyt, di várrə kàyt ] (past and past participle di·var·i·cat·ed, present participle di·var·i·cat·ing, 3rd person present singular di·var·i·cates)


intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
branch or fork: to branch or fork at a wide angle

[Early 17th century. < Latin divaricat-, past participle of divaricare "stretch apart" < varicus "straddling"]

di·var·i·cate adjective
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