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nav·i·gate  (nv-gt)
v. nav·i·gat·ed, nav·i·gat·ing, nav·i·gates
v.tr.
1. To plan, record, and control the course and position of (a ship or aircraft).
2. To follow a planned course on, across, or through: navigate a stream.
v.intr.
1. To control the course of a ship or aircraft.
2. To voyage over water in a boat or ship; sail.
3.
a. To make one's way: navigated with difficulty through the crowd.
b. Informal To walk: He was too unsteady on his legs to navigate.

[Latin nvigre, nvigt- : nvis, ship; see nu- in Indo-European roots + agere, to drive, lead; see ag- in Indo-European roots.]

navigate
Verb
[-gating, -gated]
1. to direct or plot the course or position of a ship or aircraft
2. to travel over or through safely: your cousin, who's just navigated the Amazon
3. Informal to direct (oneself) carefully or safely: he navigated his unsteady way to the bar
4. (of a passenger in a vehicle) to read the map and give directions to the driver [Latin navis ship + agere to drive]
navigation n
navigational adj
navigator n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.navigatenavigate - travel on water propelled by wind or by other means; "The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow"
astrogate - navigate in space
cruise - sail or travel about for pleasure, relaxation, or sightseeing; "We were cruising in the Caribbean"
journey, travel - undertake a journey or trip
2.navigate - act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance; "Is anyone volunteering to navigate during the trip?"; "Who was navigating the ship during the accident?"
channelise, channelize, guide, maneuver, steer, manoeuver, manoeuvre, point, head, direct - direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
astrogate - guide in interplanetary travel
3.navigate - direct carefully and safely; "He navigated his way to the altar"
channelise, channelize, guide, maneuver, steer, manoeuver, manoeuvre, point, head, direct - direct the course; determine the direction of travelling

navigate
verb 3. plot a course, sail, find your way, plan a course
Translations
Spanish navigate [ˈnævɪgeɪt] vt [+ ship] → gobernar [+ river etc]; navegar por
vinavegar;
(AUT) → hacer de copiloto

French navigate [ˈnævɪgeɪt] vt (= steer) → diriger, piloter
vinaviguer;
(Aut) → indiquer la route à suivre

German navigate [ˈnævɪgeɪt] vt (river) → befahren;
(path) → begehen
vinavigieren;
(Aut) → den Fahrer dirigieren

Italian navigate [ˈnævɪgeɪt] vtpercorrere navigando
vinavigare;
(AUT) → fare da navigatore

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