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di·var·i·cate

 (dī-văr′ĭ-kāt′, dĭ-)
intr.v. di·var·i·cat·ed, di·var·i·cat·ing, di·var·i·cates
To diverge at a wide angle; spread apart.
adj. (dī-văr′ə-kĭt, -kāt′, dĭ-)
1. Biology Branching or spreading widely from a point or axis, as the branches of a tree or shrub; diverging.
2. Relating to a separation of two bones normally adjacent or attached but not located in a joint; distatic.
[Latin dīvāricāre, dīvāricāt- : dī, dis-, dis- + vāricāre, to straddle (from vārus, bent).]
di·var′i·cate′ly adv.
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divaricate

vb
(Botany) (intr) (esp of branches) to diverge at a wide angle
adj
branching widely; forked
[C17: from Latin dīvāricāre to stretch apart, from di-2 + vāricāre to stand astride]
diˈvaricately adv
diˈvariˌcatingly adv
diˌvariˈcation n
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di•var•i•cate

(v. daɪˈvær ɪˌkeɪt, dɪ-; adj. -kɪt, -ˌkeɪt)

v. -cat•ed, -cat•ing,
adj. v.i.
1. to spread apart; branch; diverge.
adj.
2. spread apart; widely divergent.
[1615–25; < Latin dīvāricātus, past participle of dīvāricāre to cause to straddle =dī- di-2 + vāricāre to straddle; see prevaricate]
di•var′i•cat`ing•ly, adv.
di•var`i•ca′tion, n.
di•var′i•ca`tor, n.
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divaricate


Past participle: divaricated
Gerund: divaricating

Imperative
divaricate
divaricate
Present
I divaricate
you divaricate
he/she/it divaricates
we divaricate
you divaricate
they divaricate
Preterite
I divaricated
you divaricated
he/she/it divaricated
we divaricated
you divaricated
they divaricated
Present Continuous
I am divaricating
you are divaricating
he/she/it is divaricating
we are divaricating
you are divaricating
they are divaricating
Present Perfect
I have divaricated
you have divaricated
he/she/it has divaricated
we have divaricated
you have divaricated
they have divaricated
Past Continuous
I was divaricating
you were divaricating
he/she/it was divaricating
we were divaricating
you were divaricating
they were divaricating
Past Perfect
I had divaricated
you had divaricated
he/she/it had divaricated
we had divaricated
you had divaricated
they had divaricated
Future
I will divaricate
you will divaricate
he/she/it will divaricate
we will divaricate
you will divaricate
they will divaricate
Future Perfect
I will have divaricated
you will have divaricated
he/she/it will have divaricated
we will have divaricated
you will have divaricated
they will have divaricated
Future Continuous
I will be divaricating
you will be divaricating
he/she/it will be divaricating
we will be divaricating
you will be divaricating
they will be divaricating
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been divaricating
you have been divaricating
he/she/it has been divaricating
we have been divaricating
you have been divaricating
they have been divaricating
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been divaricating
you will have been divaricating
he/she/it will have been divaricating
we will have been divaricating
you will have been divaricating
they will have been divaricating
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been divaricating
you had been divaricating
he/she/it had been divaricating
we had been divaricating
you had been divaricating
they had been divaricating
Conditional
I would divaricate
you would divaricate
he/she/it would divaricate
we would divaricate
you would divaricate
they would divaricate
Past Conditional
I would have divaricated
you would have divaricated
he/she/it would have divaricated
we would have divaricated
you would have divaricated
they would have divaricated
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.divaricate - branch off; "The road divaricates here"
diverge - extend in a different direction; "The lines start to diverge here"; "Their interests diverged"
2.divaricate - spread apart; "divaricate one's fingers"
spread, unfold, open, spread out - spread out or open from a closed or folded state; "open the map"; "spread your arms"
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