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1. (v.i.) divaricate
to spread apart; branch; diverge.
2. (adj.) divaricate
spread apart; widely divergent.
Etymology: (1615–25; < L dīvāricātus, ptp. of dīvāricāre to cause to straddle =dī-di -2+vāricāre to straddle; see prevaricate)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) divaricate
branch off
"The road divaricates here"
2. (verb) divaricate
spread apart
"divaricate one's fingers"
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1. (adj) divaricate
diverging; spreading asunder; widely diverging
2. (adj) divaricate
forking and diverging; widely diverging; as the branches of a tree, or as lines of sculpture, or color markings on animals, etc
3. (verb) divaricate
to part into two branches; to become bifid; to fork
4. (verb) divaricate
to diverge; to be divaricate
5. (verb) divaricate
to divide into two branches; to cause to branch apart
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