divagate
[ dahy-vuh-geyt ]
/ ˈdaɪ vəˌgeɪt /
verb (used without object), di·va·gat·ed, di·va·gat·ing.
to wander; stray.
to digress in speech.
Origin of divagate
OTHER WORDS FROM divagate
di·va·ga·tion, nounWords nearby divagate
diuron,
div,
div.,
div. in par. aeq.,
diva,
divagate,
divalent,
divali,
divalproex sodium,
divan,
divaricate
Example sentences from the Web for divagate
But when they had sat down, Julius was little inclined to divagate into an account of his travels.
Master of His Fate |J. Mclaren CobbanBut I divagate; and all this sits in the bosom of the publisher.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 24 (of 25) |Robert Louis Stevenson
British Dictionary definitions for divagate
divagate
/ (ˈdaɪvəˌɡeɪt) /
verb
(intr) rare
to digress or wander
Derived forms of divagate
divagation, nounWord Origin for divagate
C16: from Latin
di- ² +
vagārī to wander