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   divaricate

   /dʌɪˈvarɪkeɪt/

   verb

   • 1. stretch or spread apart; diverge widely: technical, literary "her crow's feet are divaricating like deltas"

   adjective

   • 1. (of a branch) coming off the stem almost at a right angle.

   Word Origin early 17th century: from Latin divaricat- ‘stretched apart’, from the verb divaricare, from di- (expressing intensive force) + varicare ‘stretch the legs apart’ (from varicus ‘straddling’).

   Derivatives

   • 1. divarication noun

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   The meaning of DIVARICATE is to spread apart : branch off : diverge.

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   Divaricate definition: to spread apart; branch; diverge.. See examples of DIVARICATE used in a sentence.

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   divaricate. Other forms: divaricated; divaricating. Definitions of divaricate. verb. branch off. “The road divaricates here”. see more. verb. spread apart.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDIVARICATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   divaricate in British English. verb (daɪˈværɪˌkeɪt ) 1. (intransitive) (esp of branches) to diverge at a wide angle. adjective (daɪˈværɪkɪt , -ˌkeɪt ) 2. branching widely; forked. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.

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   Define divaricate. divaricate synonyms, divaricate pronunciation, divaricate translation, English dictionary definition of divaricate. intr.v. di·var·i·cat·ed , di·var·i·cat·ing , di·var·i·cates To diverge at a wide angle; spread apart. adj. 1. Biology Branching or spreading widely from a...

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   Divaricate definition: To spread widely apart; separate into diverging parts or branches; fork; branch.

8. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › divaricatedivaricate - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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   25 Jun 2023 · divaricate (third-person singular simple present divaricates, present participle divaricating, simple past and past participle divaricated) (transitive, intransitive) To spread apart; to (cause to) diverge or branch off.