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Divagate

To wander about.

📖 Definitions of "Divagate"

verb
  1. 1

    To wander about.

  2. 2

    To stray from a subject or theme.

🔄 Synonyms of "Divagate"

3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

WordDefinition
straynoun(intransitive) To wander, as from a direct course; to deviate, or go out of the way.
digressverb(intransitive) To step or turn aside; to deviate; to swerve; especially, to turn aside from the main subject of attention, or course of argument, in writing or speaking.
wanderverb(intransitive) To move without purpose or specified destination; often in search of livelihood.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Divagate"

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WordDefinition
wanderverb(intransitive) To move without purpose or specified destination; often in search of livelihood.
straynoun(intransitive) To wander, as from a direct course; to deviate, or go out of the way.
digressverb(intransitive) To step or turn aside; to deviate; to swerve; especially, to turn aside from the main subject of attention, or course of argument, in writing or speaking.
extravagateverb(intransitive) To rove.
vagitateverbTo wail, mewl (as an infant).
evagateverbTo wander.
dispaceverb(obsolete) To wander, to roam, move about.
vagueNot clearly expressed; stated in indefinite terms.
bewanderverb(intransitive) To wander around or about; roam.
vagabondizeverb(intransitive, archaic) To act as the vagabond; to wander about in idleness.
vagulateverbTo wander in a vague manner
spacenoun(heading) Unlimited or generalized extent, physical or otherwise.
vagrateverbTo wander freely with no destination.
bewaveverb(intransitive) To blow or toss about; blow, waft, or sweep away.
peripateticateverb(intransitive, rare) To travel about.
squanderverb(transitive) To waste, lavish, splurge; to spend lavishly or profusely; to dissipate.
rovenounThe act of wandering; a ramble.
propagateverb(transitive, of animals or plants) To cause to continue or multiply by generation, or successive production.
outwanderverb(intransitive) To go out wandering; to roam beyond bounds.
stragglenounAn irregular, spread-out group.

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  • todivagate

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  • divagate.

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