divagate

pronunciation

How to pronounce divagate in British English: UK ['daɪvəˌgeɪt]word uk audio image

How to pronounce divagate in American English: US [ˈdaɪvəˌɡet, ˈdɪvə-] word us audio image

  • Verb:
    lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking

Word Origin

divagate (v.)
1590s, from Latin divagatus, past participle of divagari "to wander about," from di(s)- "apart" (see dis-) + vagari "to wander, ramble" (see vague). Related: Divagated; divagating.

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