Meaning of DIVAGATE
Pronunciation: | | 'dIvu`geyt
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| Definition: | | [v] lose clarity or turn aside esp. 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" |
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| Synonyms: | | digress, stray, wander |
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| See Also: | | tell | |
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| Related Terms: | | angle, angle off, bat around, be absent, bear off, bend, bias, branch off, bum, change the bearing, count ties, crook, curve, daydream, deflect, depart, depart from, detour, deviate, digress, divaricate, diverge, dream, drift, err, excurse, fantasy, flit, gad, gad about, gallivant, go about, go adrift, go astray, go the rounds, go woolgathering, heel, hit the road, hit the trail, hobo, jaunt, knock about, knock around, meander, mooch, moon, muse, nomadize, oblique, peregrinate, pererrate, pipe-dream, prowl, ramble, range, roam, rove, run about, saunter, sheer, shift, skew, slue, snake, stargaze, straggle, stray, stroll, sway, swerve, tack, traipse, tramp, trend, turn, turn aside, twist, twist and turn, vagabond, vagabondize, vary, veer, walk the tracks, wander, wayfare, wind |
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