divaricate

动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To spread apart; to (cause to) diverge or branch off. ambitransitive
形容词 adj.
  1. Having wide angles between the branches.

词形变化

divaricates present,singular,third-person divaricating participle,present divaricated participle,past divaricated past more divaricate comparative most divaricate superlative

词源

词源 1
The verb is first attested in 1623, the adjective in 1788; borrowed from Latin dīvāricātus, perfect passive participle of dīvāricō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from dis- + vāricō (“to straddle, to stretch (the legs) apart”), from vāricus (“straddling”).
词源 2
The verb is first attested in 1623, the adjective in 1788; borrowed from Latin dīvāricātus, perfect passive participle of dīvāricō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from dis- + vāricō (“to straddle, to stretch (the legs) apart”), from vāricus (“straddling”).
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