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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DIVAGATE

From Latin di-² + vagārī to wander.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF DIVAGATE

divagate  [ˈdaɪvəˌɡeɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DIVAGATE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Divagate is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb divagate in English.

WHAT DOES DIVAGATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of divagate in the English dictionary

The definition of divagate in the dictionary is to digress or wander.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DIVAGATE

PRESENT

Present
I divagate
you divagate
he/she/it divagates
we divagate
you divagate
they divagate
Present continuous
I am divagating
you are divagating
he/she/it is divagating
we are divagating
you are divagating
they are divagating
Present perfect
I have divagated
you have divagated
he/she/it has divagated
we have divagated
you have divagated
they have divagated
Present perfect continuous
I have been divagating
you have been divagating
he/she/it has been divagating
we have been divagating
you have been divagating
they have been divagating
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I divagated
you divagated
he/she/it divagated
we divagated
you divagated
they divagated
Past continuous
I was divagating
you were divagating
he/she/it was divagating
we were divagating
you were divagating
they were divagating
Past perfect
I had divagated
you had divagated
he/she/it had divagated
we had divagated
you had divagated
they had divagated
Past perfect continuous
I had been divagating
you had been divagating
he/she/it had been divagating
we had been divagating
you had been divagating
they had been divagating
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will divagate
you will divagate
he/she/it will divagate
we will divagate
you will divagate
they will divagate
Future continuous
I will be divagating
you will be divagating
he/she/it will be divagating
we will be divagating
you will be divagating
they will be divagating
Future perfect
I will have divagated
you will have divagated
he/she/it will have divagated
we will have divagated
you will have divagated
they will have divagated
Future perfect continuous
I will have been divagating
you will have been divagating
he/she/it will have been divagating
we will have been divagating
you will have been divagating
they will have been divagating
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would divagate
you would divagate
he/she/it would divagate
we would divagate
you would divagate
they would divagate
Conditional continuous
I would be divagating
you would be divagating
he/she/it would be divagating
we would be divagating
you would be divagating
they would be divagating
Conditional perfect
I would have divagate
you would have divagate
he/she/it would have divagate
we would have divagate
you would have divagate
they would have divagate
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been divagating
you would have been divagating
he/she/it would have been divagating
we would have been divagating
you would have been divagating
they would have been divagating
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you divagate
we let´s divagate
you divagate
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to divagate
Past participle
divagated
Present Participle
divagating
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DIVAGATE


arrogate
ˈærəˌɡeɪt
delegate
ˈdɛlɪˌɡeɪt
derogate
ˈdɛrəˌɡeɪt
expurgate
ˈɛkspəˌɡeɪt
extravagate
ɪkˈstrævəˌɡeɪt
homologate
hɒˈmɒləˌɡeɪt
indagate
ˈɪndəˌɡeɪt
interrogate
ɪnˈtɛrəˌɡeɪt
investigate
ɪnˈvɛstɪˌɡeɪt
mitigate
ˈmɪtɪˌɡeɪt
navigate
ˈnævɪˌɡeɪt
objurgate
ˈɒbdʒəˌɡeɪt
propagate
ˈprɒpəˌɡeɪt
prorogate
ˈprəʊrəˌɡeɪt
reinterrogate
ˌriːɪnˈtɛrəˌɡeɪt
runagate
ˈrʌnəˌɡeɪt
subrogate
ˈsʌbrəˌɡeɪt
supererogate
ˌsuːpərˈɛrəˌɡeɪt
tailgate
ˈteɪlˌɡeɪt
Watergate
ˈwɔːtəˌɡeɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DIVAGATE

div
diva
divagation
divalence
divalency
divalent
Divali
divan
divan bed
divaricate
divaricately
divarication
divaricator
dive
dive bomber
dive brake
dive-bomb
Divehi
divellent
divellicate

WORDS THAT END LIKE DIVAGATE

agate
aggregate
AND gate
billingsgate
climategate
elongate
exclusive OR gate
frigate
gate
Harrogate
Iceland agate
in the aggregate
legate
liftgate
Margate
moss agate
negate
obligate
surrogate
Wingate

Synonyms and antonyms of divagate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «divagate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DIVAGATE

Find out the translation of divagate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of divagate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «divagate» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

divagate
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

divagate
570 millions of speakers

English

divagate
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

divagate
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

divagate
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

divagate
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

divagate
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দিপথে যাত্তয়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

divaguer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Divagasikan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

divagate
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

divagate
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

divagate
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Divagate
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đi lang thang
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விலகிப் போ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Divagate
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

başıboş dolaşmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

vagare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

divagate
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

divagate
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

divagate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

divagate
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

afdwalen
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

divagate
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

divagate
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of divagate

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DIVAGATE»

The term «divagate» is normally little used and occupies the 148.866 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DIVAGATE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about divagate

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DIVAGATE»

Discover the use of divagate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to divagate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Top 100 Power Verbs: The Most Powerful Verbs and Phrases You ...
Divagate. (1) digress; diverge; lose clarity; stray; turn aside from the main point; wander off the ranch Word Used in Sentence(s) (1) It is important for the speaker to not divagate from the critical point with too many side issues. (1) have no ...
Michael Lawrence Faulkner, Michelle Faulkner-Lunsford, 2013
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Anarchic Dance
5 Strangely in Divagate (1997), Lorca asks Neil the poignant question, 'Is metaphor ever or just a temporary thing?' 6 Aggiss/Cowie's work also starts off in the early days of Grotesque Dancer, Dead Steps (1988) and Eleven Executions ( 1988) ...
Liz Aggiss, Billy Cowie, 2006
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The Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson, Vol. II (1880-1887)
But I divagate; and all this sits in the bosom of the publisher. What is more important, I accept the terms of the dedication with a frank heart, and the terms of your Latin legend fairly. The sight of your pictures has once more awakened me to my ...
Robert Louis Stevenson, 2009
4
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus
... quotidian ant nocturnal diuturnal adj syn LASTING, durable, enduring, perdurable, perduring, permanent, stable divagate vb syn DIGRESS 2, depart, diverge, excurse, ramble, stray, wander divagation n syn DIGRESSION, aside, discursion, ...
Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1988
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Rules of Relationship & Maxims of Maturity
As a diva, you do not need to divagate in marriage as a result of your inability to respect your husband. A man wants you to hold him in high esteem and take delight in his lifestyle. As a woman, you do not need to divagate when you can simply ...
Anyaele Sam Chiyson, 2012
6
Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson (Complete)
ButI divagate; andall this sitsin the bosom ofthe publisher. What is more important , I accept the terms ofthe dedication with a frank heart, andthe termsofyour Latinlegend fairly. The sight ofyourpictures hasonce more awakened me to my right ...
Robert Louis Stevenson, 1925
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The Collected Letters (Extended Annotated Edition):
... the“slabbed margin ofa well,” the chase of the butterfly,the nymph, Glaucus, Cybele, Sleep on his couch, a farrago of unconnected beauties. But I divagate; andall thissitsin thebosomof thepublisher. What ismore important,I accept the termsof ...
Robert Louis Stevenson, 2014
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Origins: A Short Etymological Dictionary of Modern English
(Walshe.) vae victis. SeeWOE, para 1. vagabond (adj, hence n), vagabondage; vagary, whence vagarious (whence, anl, vagarity); vagrant (adj and n), whence vagrancy; vague (whence vagueness), vagus (nerve).—Cpds: divagate, divagation ...
Eric Partridge, 2006
9
Sketches New and Old, Illustrated, V1
margin of a well,” the chase of the butterfly, the nymph, Glaucus, Cybele, Sleep on his couch, a farrago of unconnected beauties. But I divagate; and all this sits in the bosom of the publisher. What is more important, I accept the terms of the ...
10
Verbal advantage: 10 easy steps to a powerful vocabulary
The verb to divagate and the corresponding noun divagation (DY-vuh- GAY-shin) come from the Latin divagari, to wander about, which comes in turn from dis-, meaning "apart," and vagari, to wander, ramble, roam. ln modern usage, divagate  ...
Charles Harrington Elster, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DIVAGATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term divagate is used in the context of the following news items.
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The NYTimes Tackles Shade as Paris Is Burning Faces Boycott
It opens with one of the shadiest moments in recent history — and really, all history: Divagate 2014. legendary. Now we all know Aretha saw ... «Out Magazine, May 15»
2
Seven Important Questions Regarding the Push for Democracy in …
Please allow me to divagate here a bit. China was supposed to honor its political commitments and allow Hong Kong citizens to elect their chief ... «International Policy Digest, Oct 14»
3
$9.3 Mess: A CAN full of worms; a country full of warts!…A MUST …
These are some of the stories the world reads about the giant of Africa that makes it look like a divagate gallimaufry of ridicule and loutishness. «Osun Defender, Sep 14»
4
Things fall apart: or, Scotland rising
If I might divagate, the FIPA just signed with China by PM Stephen Harper effectively turns over a large chunk of our energy sector to Chinese ... «rabble.ca, Sep 14»
5
Notional Significance: Asylum
A fallen jam-jar spills its dead/gladioli on a grave.” Once more, I'm tempted to divagate through the extraordinary psychogeography of that world ... «The Wellingtonista, May 14»
6
Deadly Morocco: Time Wounds All Heels
Then we divagate the worn cobbled alleyways, some so narrow Walker's long outstretched arms can touch both walls. We pass beneath tiny ... «Huffington Post, Oct 13»
7
New Exclusive Upsilon Decays Observed By Belle!
But let's not divagate. Let us instead examine other possibilities. Could we decay by strong interactions by creating two particles, one ... «Science 2.0, May 12»
8
Clarke walks out on Westmoreland debate
He added: "But what I get to understand now is that we are loaded with people who have come to divagate ... and I will walk away from this. «Jamaica Gleaner, Dec 11»
9
The "Akwaaba" Brouhaha, The Ga Chief Is Wrong
Let me divagate a little here and cite the Chinese example. One might ask, why has China adopted a policy to teach English to everybody in the ... «GhanaWeb, Sep 11»
10
Twi Will Become The Unofficial Official Language In Ghana
The major languages spoken in Nigeria are Hausa, Igbo, Yoruba" Let me divagate a little here and cite the Chinese example. One might ask ... «GhanaWeb, Dec 10»

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