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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary di·va·gate (-gat·ed ; -gat·ing) ETYMOLOGY Late Latin divagatus, past participle of divagari,from Latin dis- + vagari to wander — more at vagary DATE 1599 : to wander or stray from a course or subject : diverge , digress Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged di·va·gate \ˈdīvəˌgāt, ˈdiv-\ intransitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Late Latin divagatus, past participle of divagari, from Latin di- (from dis- apart) + vagari to wander — more at dis- , vagary 1. : to wander about or stray from one place or subject to another < now he divagated into the field of literature > 2. : diverge < natural science divagated more and more from metaphysics — George Boas > |
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