Front | divagate \DYE-vuh-gayt or DIH-vuh-gayt\ |
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Back | verb To wander or digress. [From Latin divagatus, past participle of divagari (to wander off), from dis- (away) + vagari (to wander). Earliest documented use: 1599.] "Unfortunately, John Armstrong leaves the 'big point' dangling and undeveloped while he divagates about economic efficiency." - Felipe Fernández-Armesto; In Search of Civilization (book review); The Times (London, UK); Jun 18, 2009. |
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