Meaning of NAVIGATE
| Pronunciation: | | 'navu`geyt
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- [v] travel by boat on a boat propelled by wind or by other means; "The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow"
- [v] direct carefully and safely; "He navigated his way to the altar"
- [v] act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plann, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance; "Is anyone volunteering to navigate during the trip?"; "Who was navigating the ship during the accident?"
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| | Synonyms: | | pilot, sail, voyage |
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| | See Also: | | astrogate, channelise, channelize, cruise, direct, guide, head, journey, maneuver, manoeuvre, point, steer, travel | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Nav"i*gate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Navigated}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Navigating}.] [L. navigatus, p. p. of navigare, v.t.
& i.; navis ship + agere to move, direct. See {Nave}, and
{Agent}.]
To joirney by water; to go in a vessel or ship; to perform
the duties of a navigator; to use the waters as a highway or
channel for commerce or communication; to sail.
The Phenicians navigated to the extremities of the
Western Ocean. --Arbuthnot.
\Nav"i*gate\, v. t.
1. To pass over in ships; to sail over or on; as, to navigate
the Atlantic.
2. To steer, direct, or manage in sailing; to conduct (ships)
upon the water by the art or skill of seamen; as, to
navigate a ship.
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