Definitions for divaricate
daɪˈvær ɪˌkeɪt, dɪ-; -kɪt, -ˌkeɪtdi·var·i·cate

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. divaricateverb

   branch off

   "The road divaricates here"

2. divaricateverb

   spread apart

   "divaricate one's fingers"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. divaricateverb

   to spread apart; to diverge, to branch off

2. Etymology: divaricat-, past participle stem of divaricare, from di- + varicare, from varicus.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Divaricateverb

   To divide into two.

   A slender pipe is produced forward towards the throat, whereinto it is at last inserted, and is there divaricated, after the same manner as the spermatick vessels. Nehemiah Grew, Cosm. Sac.

2. To DIVARICATEverb

   To be parted into two; to become bifid.

   Etymology: divaricatus, Latin.

   The partitions are strained across; and as they tend towards the crust, they gradually lessen: one of them also divaricates into two, and another into several small ones. John Woodward.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Divaricate

   Divaricate means branching, or having separation or a degree of separation. The angle between branches is wide.

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1. divaricate

   Divaricate generally refers to extending or stretching in different directions away from a common point. It is often used in botany to describe a plant or branch that spreads or diverges at a wide angle. It can also refer to the act of deviating or moving away from a given or accepted standard.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Divaricateverb

   to part into two branches; to become bifid; to fork

2. Divaricateverb

   to diverge; to be divaricate

3. Divaricateverb

   to divide into two branches; to cause to branch apart

4. Divaricateadjective

   diverging; spreading asunder; widely diverging

5. Divaricateadjective

   forking and diverging; widely diverging; as the branches of a tree, or as lines of sculpture, or color markings on animals, etc

6. Etymology: [L. divaricatus, p. p.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Divaricate

   dī-var′i-kāt, v.i. to part into two branches, to fork: to diverge.—v.t. to divide into two branches.—adj. widely divergent, spreading apart.—n. Divaricā′tion. [L. divaricāre, -ātum—dis, asunder, varicāre, to spread the legs—varus, bent apart.]

EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Divaricate

   straddling or spreading apart: when the wings are lapped at base and diverge behind: tarsal claws when arising at opposite sides of the joint and separating widely.

Matched Categories

1. • Diverge
   • Spread

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of divaricate in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of divaricate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=divaricate
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Divaricate
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=divaricate
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divaricate
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/divaricate
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=divaricate
8. ^ Entomology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=divaricate