v. Function: verb
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Synonyms: SWERVE 2, depart, deviate, diverge
2 to turn aside from the main subject of attention or course of argument FF1C; he digressed into too many side issues FF1E;
Synonyms: depart, divagate, diverge, excurse, ramble, stray, wander
Related Words: drift, roam
Idioms: get off the subject, go off on a tangent
Contrasted Words: advance, proceed, progress