di·va·gate (d  v -g t , d v-)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 d vagr, dvagt- : Latin d-, dis-, apart; see dis- + Latin vagr, to wander (from vagus, wandering).]di va·gation n. |
divagate [ˈdaɪvəˌgeɪt]
vb
(intr) Rare to digress or wander
[from Latin di-2 + vagārī to wander]
divagation n
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| Verb | 1. | 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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