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vagulate, v. rare.|ˈveɪgjʊleɪt|
[Fanciful formation f. L. vagul(us nonce dim. of vagus wandering + -ate3; perh. influenced by undulate v.]
intr. To wander in a vague manner; to waver.
Only in the writings of Virginia Woolf.
1918V. Woolf Diary 3 Nov. (1977) I. 213 Emphie vagulates in & out of the room. 1921Ibid. 6 Mar. (1978) II. 97 All is too soft & emotional. Now for writing or anything I believe you must be able to screw up into a ball & pelt straight in people's faces. They vagulate & dissipate. 1930― Let. 27 June (1982) IV. 182 Poor dear Angus vagulating like some pale anemone in a cranny. |