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 Definitions of divagate  [ˈdaɪ vəˌgeɪt]  

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Definition of 'divagate' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (v.i.) divagate
to wander; stray.

2.  divagate
to digress in speech.

Etymology:  (1590–1600; < L dīvagātus, ptp. of dīvagārī to wander off =dī-di -2+vagārī to wander)

Definition of 'divagate' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (verb) digress, stray, divagate, wander
lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking
"She always digresses when telling a story"; "her mind wanders"; "Don't digress when you give a lecture"



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