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divagate

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di·va·gate  (dv-gt, dv-)
intr.v. di·va·gat·ed, di·va·gat·ing, di·va·gates
1. To wander or drift about.
2. To ramble; digress.

[Late Latin dvagr, dvagt- : Latin d-, dis-, apart; see dis- + Latin vagr, to wander (from vagus, wandering).]

diva·gation n.

divagate [ˈdaɪvəˌgeɪt]
vb
(intr) Rare to digress or wander
[from Latin di-2 + vagārī to wander]
divagation  n
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Verb1.divagate - lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking; "She always digresses when telling a story"; "her mind wanders"; "Don't digress when you give a lecture"
tell - let something be known; "Tell them that you will be late"


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