divagate

动词 v.
/ˈdaɪvəˌɡeɪt/    /ˈdaɪvəˌɡeɪt/|/ˈdɪvəˌɡeɪt/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To wander about. intransitive
  2. To stray from a subject or theme. intransitive
    — The fallen guillotine blade is replaced with a call to awareness that, as we have seen, divagates from Szpiner's "Ayez pitié des enfants."

词形变化

divagates present,singular,third-person divagating participle,present divagated participle,past divagated past

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词源

First attested in 1599; borrowed from Latin dīvagātus, perfect active participle of dīvagor (“to wander here and there”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from Latin dis- (“in different direction”) + vagor (“to wander”). Cognate with French divaguer.
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