divagate en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ˈdɪvəˌɡeɪt/ (General-American)
- /ˈdaɪvəˌɡeɪt/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
First attested in 1599; borrowed from Latin dīvagātus, perfect active participle of dīvagor (“to wander here and there”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from Latin dis- (“in different direction”) + vagor (“to wander”). Cognate with French divaguer.
Meanings
- (intransitive) To wander about.
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(intransitive) To stray from a subject or theme.
The fallen guillotine blade is replaced with a call to awareness that, as we have seen, divagates from Szpiner's "Ayez pitié des enfants."
2010, Noah McLaughlin, French War Films and National Identity, page 51:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| divagates | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| divagating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| divagated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| divagated | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (2)
bg отклонявам се (stray from a subject) · bg лутам се (stray from a subject)