v.
Pronunciation: ' d ī -v ə - ˌ g ā t, ' di-
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Form: -gat · ed ; -gat · ing
Etymology: Late Latin divagatus, past participle of divagari, from Latin dis- + vagari to wander ― more at VAGARY
Date: 1599
: to wander or stray from a course or subject : DIVERGE , DIGRESS
– di · va · ga · tion \ ˌ d ī -v ə - ' g ā -sh ə n, ˌ di- \ noun