navigate
[ nav-i-geyt ]
/ ˈnæv ɪˌgeɪt /
verb (used with object), nav·i·gat·ed, nav·i·gat·ing.
verb (used without object), nav·i·gat·ed, nav·i·gat·ing.
Origin of navigate
1580–90; < Latin
nāvigātus, past participle of
nāvigāre to sail, derivative of
nāvis ship; for formation, see
fumigate
OTHER WORDS FROM navigate
mis·nav·i·gate, verb, mis·nav·i·gat·ed, mis·nav·i·gat·ing. re·nav·i·gate, verb (used with object), re·nav·i·gat·ed, re·nav·i·gat·ing. un·nav·i·gat·ed, adjective well-nav·i·gat·ed, adjectiveWords nearby navigate
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British Dictionary definitions for navigate
navigate
/ (ˈnævɪˌɡeɪt) /
verb
to plan, direct, or plot the path or position of (a ship, an aircraft, etc)
(tr)
to travel over, through, or on (water, air, or land) in a boat, aircraft, etc
informal
to direct (oneself, one's way, etc) carefully or safely
he navigated his way to the bar
(intr)
(of a passenger in a motor vehicle) to give directions to the driver; point out the route
(intr) rare
to voyage in a ship; sail
Word Origin for navigate
C16: from Latin
nāvigāre to sail, from
nāvis ship +
agere to drive