DIVARICATE


Meaning of DIVARICATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ dī-ˈver-ə-ˌkāt, də, -ˈva-rə- ]

transitive verb

( -cat·ed ; -cat·ing )

Etymology: Latin divaricatus, past participle of divaricare, from dis- + varicare to straddle — more at prevaricate

Date: 1673

: to spread apart : branch off : diverge

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