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Latin  Wander  To Di·Va·Gate Intransitive Verb  Late Participle

Title divagate
Text
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
di·va·gate

 
 \\ˈdī-və-ˌgāt, ˈdi-\\ intransitive verb 
(-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
• di·va·ga·tion 
 \\ˌdī-və-ˈgā-shən, ˌdi-\\ noun
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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