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di·va·gate
(dī′və-gāt′, dĭv′ə-)intr.v. di·va·gat·ed, di·va·gat·ing, di·va·gates
1. To wander or drift about.
2. To ramble; digress.
[Late Latin dīvagārī, dīvagāt- : Latin dī-, dis-, apart; see dis- + Latin vagārī, to wander (from vagus, wandering).]
di′va·ga′tion n.
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divagate
(ˈdaɪvəˌɡeɪt)vb
(intr) rare to digress or wander
[C16: from Latin di-2 + vagārī to wander]
ˌdivaˈgation n
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di•va•gate
(ˈdaɪ vəˌgeɪt)v.i. -gat•ed, -gat•ing.
1. to wander; stray.
2. to digress in speech.
[1590–1600; < Latin dīvagātus, past participle of dīvagārī to wander off =dī- di-2 + vagārī to wander]
di`va•ga′tion, n.
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divagate
Past participle: divagated
Gerund: divagating
| Imperative |
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| divagate |
| divagate |
| Present |
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| I divagate |
| you divagate |
| he/she/it divagates |
| we divagate |
| you divagate |
| they divagate |
| Preterite |
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| I divagated |
| you divagated |
| he/she/it divagated |
| we divagated |
| you divagated |
| they divagated |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am divagating |
| you are divagating |
| he/she/it is divagating |
| we are divagating |
| you are divagating |
| they are divagating |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have divagated |
| you have divagated |
| he/she/it has divagated |
| we have divagated |
| you have divagated |
| they have divagated |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was divagating |
| you were divagating |
| he/she/it was divagating |
| we were divagating |
| you were divagating |
| they were divagating |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had divagated |
| you had divagated |
| he/she/it had divagated |
| we had divagated |
| you had divagated |
| they had divagated |
| Future |
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| I will divagate |
| you will divagate |
| he/she/it will divagate |
| we will divagate |
| you will divagate |
| they will divagate |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have divagated |
| you will have divagated |
| he/she/it will have divagated |
| we will have divagated |
| you will have divagated |
| they will have divagated |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be divagating |
| you will be divagating |
| he/she/it will be divagating |
| we will be divagating |
| you will be divagating |
| they will be divagating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been divagating |
| you have been divagating |
| he/she/it has been divagating |
| we have been divagating |
| you have been divagating |
| they have been divagating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been divagating |
| you will have been divagating |
| he/she/it will have been divagating |
| we will have been divagating |
| you will have been divagating |
| they will have been divagating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been divagating |
| you had been divagating |
| he/she/it had been divagating |
| we had been divagating |
| you had been divagating |
| they had been divagating |
| Conditional |
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| I would divagate |
| you would divagate |
| he/she/it would divagate |
| we would divagate |
| you would divagate |
| they would divagate |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have divagated |
| you would have divagated |
| he/she/it would have divagated |
| we would have divagated |
| you would have divagated |
| they would have divagated |
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Verb 1. divagate - 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"
tell - let something be known; "Tell them that you will be late"
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