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divaricateenUK
di·var·i·cate D0300900 (dī-văr′ĭ-kāt′, dĭ-)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. (dī-văr′ə-kĭt, -kāt′, dĭ-)1. Biology Branching or spreading widely from a point or axis, as the branches of a tree or shrub; diverging.2. Relating to a separation of two bones normally adjacent or attached but not located in a joint; distatic. [Latin dīvāricāre, dīvāricāt- : dī, dis-, dis- + vāricāre, to straddle (from vārus, bent).] di·var′i·cate′ly adv.divaricate vb (Botany) (intr) (esp of branches) to diverge at a wide angle adj branching widely; forked [C17: from Latin dīvāricāre to stretch apart, from di-2 + vāricāre to stand astride] diˈvaricately adv diˈvariˌcatingly adv diˌvariˈcation ndi•var•i•cate (v. daɪˈvær ɪˌkeɪt, dɪ-; adj. -kɪt, -ˌkeɪt) v. -cat•ed, -cat•ing, adj. v.i. 1. to spread apart; branch; diverge. adj. 2. spread apart; widely divergent. [1615–25; < Latin dīvāricātus, past participle of dīvāricāre to cause to straddle =dī- di-2 + vāricāre to straddle; see prevaricate] di•var′i•cat`ing•ly, adv. di•var`i•ca′tion, n. di•var′i•ca`tor, n. divaricate Past participle: divaricated Gerund: divaricating
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divaricate | divaricate |
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I divaricate | you divaricate | he/she/it divaricates | we divaricate | you divaricate | they divaricate |
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I divaricated | you divaricated | he/she/it divaricated | we divaricated | you divaricated | they divaricated |
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I am divaricating | you are divaricating | he/she/it is divaricating | we are divaricating | you are divaricating | they are divaricating |
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I have divaricated | you have divaricated | he/she/it has divaricated | we have divaricated | you have divaricated | they have divaricated |
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I was divaricating | you were divaricating | he/she/it was divaricating | we were divaricating | you were divaricating | they were divaricating |
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I had divaricated | you had divaricated | he/she/it had divaricated | we had divaricated | you had divaricated | they had divaricated |
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I will divaricate | you will divaricate | he/she/it will divaricate | we will divaricate | you will divaricate | they will divaricate |
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I will have divaricated | you will have divaricated | he/she/it will have divaricated | we will have divaricated | you will have divaricated | they will have divaricated |
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I will be divaricating | you will be divaricating | he/she/it will be divaricating | we will be divaricating | you will be divaricating | they will be divaricating |
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I have been divaricating | you have been divaricating | he/she/it has been divaricating | we have been divaricating | you have been divaricating | they have been divaricating |
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I will have been divaricating | you will have been divaricating | he/she/it will have been divaricating | we will have been divaricating | you will have been divaricating | they will have been divaricating |
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I had been divaricating | you had been divaricating | he/she/it had been divaricating | we had been divaricating | you had been divaricating | they had been divaricating |
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I would divaricate | you would divaricate | he/she/it would divaricate | we would divaricate | you would divaricate | they would divaricate |
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I would have divaricated | you would have divaricated | he/she/it would have divaricated | we would have divaricated | you would have divaricated | they would have divaricated | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | divaricate - branch off; "The road divaricates here"diverge - extend in a different direction; "The lines start to diverge here"; "Their interests diverged" | | 2. | divaricate - spread apart; "divaricate one's fingers"spread, unfold, open, spread out - spread out or open from a closed or folded state; "open the map"; "spread your arms" |
divaricateenUK
divaricate[dī′var·ə‚kāt] (biology) Broadly divergent and spread apart. divaricateenUK
divaricate (dī-văr′ĭ-kāt′, dĭ-)intr.v. divari·cated, divari·cating, divari·cates To diverge at a wide angle; spread apart.adj. (dī-văr′ə-kĭt, -kāt′, dĭ-)1. Biology Branching or spreading widely from a point or axis, as the branches of a tree or shrub; diverging.2. Relating to a separation of two bones normally adjacent or attached but not located in a joint; distatic. di·var′i·cate′ly adv.divaricate diverging widely.divaricateenUK Related to divaricate: HemisectWords related to divaricateverb branch offRelated Wordsverb spread apartRelated Words- spread
- unfold
- open
- spread out
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