English Explanatory Dictionary

divagate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To wander about.
  2. To stray from a subject or theme.

Pronunciation

/ˈdaɪvəˌɡeɪt/ /ˈdɪvəˌɡeɪt/

Word forms

divagate divagates divagating divagated

Etymology

First attested in 1599; borrowed from Latin dīvagātus, perfect active participle of dīvagor (“to wander here and there”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from Latin dis- (“in different direction”) + vagor (“to wander”). Cognate with French divaguer.

Related words

divagation
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