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divaricate
[ verb dahy-var-i-keyt, dih-; adjective dahy-var-uh-kit, -keyt, dih- ]
verb (used without object)
, di·var·i·cat·ed, di·var·i·cat·ing.
- to spread apart; branch; diverge.
- Botany, Zoology. to branch at a wide angle.
adjective
- spread apart; widely divergent.
- Botany, Zoology. branching at a wide angle.
divaricate
verb
- intr (esp of branches) to diverge at a wide angle
adjective
- branching widely; forked
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Derived Forms
- diˌvariˈcation, noun
- diˈvaricately, adverb
- diˈvariˌcatingly, adverb
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Other Words From
- di·vari·cate·ly adverb
- di·vari·cating·ly adverb
- di·vari·cation noun
- di·vari·cator noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of divaricate1
1615–25; < Latin dīvāricātus (past participle of dīvāricāre ), equivalent to dī di- 2 + vāric- (base of vāricāre to straddle; prevaricate ) + -ātus -ate 1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of divaricate1
C17: from Latin dīvāricāre to stretch apart, from di- ² + vāricāre to stand astride
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Example Sentences
The book fell upon her knees, and dreamily she watched the perspective open and divaricate.
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Parasitic upon Polyzoa, etc. circinate branched--branches irregular divaricate.
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Branches irregular, divaricate nearly at rightangles, subalternate.
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Stems or branches pinnate: pinnae or branches alternate, straight, divaricate.
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When towards the apex the cubit is armed laterally with several divaricate spiniform teeth.
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