ex·trav·a·gate (ĭk-străv′ə-gāt′) intr.v. ex·trav·a·gat·ed ,
ex·trav·a·gat·ing ,
ex·trav·a·gates Archaic To exceed reasonable limits or bounds.
[Medieval Latin extrāvagārī , extrāvagāt- , to wander ; see extravagant .]
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extravagate (ɪkˈstrævəˌɡeɪt ) vb (
intr )
1. to exceed normal limits or propriety
2. to roam at will
[C17: from Latin extravagārī; see extravagant]
exˌtravaˈgation n
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ex•trav•a•gate (ɪkˈstræv əˌgeɪt) v.i. -gat•ed, -gat•ing. Archaic. to go beyond proper bounds.
[1590–1600; < Middle French extrāvaguer ]
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extravagate Past participle: extravagatedGerund: extravagatingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative extravagate extravagate
Present I extravagate you extravagate he/she/it extravagates we extravagate you extravagate they extravagate
Preterite I extravagated you extravagated he/she/it extravagated we extravagated you extravagated they extravagated
Present Continuous I am extravagating you are extravagating he/she/it is extravagating we are extravagating you are extravagating they are extravagating
Present Perfect I have extravagated you have extravagated he/she/it has extravagated we have extravagated you have extravagated they have extravagated
Past Continuous I was extravagating you were extravagating he/she/it was extravagating we were extravagating you were extravagating they were extravagating
Past Perfect I had extravagated you had extravagated he/she/it had extravagated we had extravagated you had extravagated they had extravagated
Future I will extravagate you will extravagate he/she/it will extravagate we will extravagate you will extravagate they will extravagate
Future Perfect I will have extravagated you will have extravagated he/she/it will have extravagated we will have extravagated you will have extravagated they will have extravagated
Future Continuous I will be extravagating you will be extravagating he/she/it will be extravagating we will be extravagating you will be extravagating they will be extravagating
Present Perfect Continuous I have been extravagating you have been extravagating he/she/it has been extravagating we have been extravagating you have been extravagating they have been extravagating
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been extravagating you will have been extravagating he/she/it will have been extravagating we will have been extravagating you will have been extravagating they will have been extravagating
Past Perfect Continuous I had been extravagating you had been extravagating he/she/it had been extravagating we had been extravagating you had been extravagating they had been extravagating
Conditional I would extravagate you would extravagate he/she/it would extravagate we would extravagate you would extravagate they would extravagate
Past Conditional I would have extravagated you would have extravagated he/she/it would have extravagated we would have extravagated you would have extravagated they would have extravagated
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