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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.
  1. to spread apart; branch; diverge.
  2. Botany, Zoology. to branch at a wide angle.


adjective

  1. spread apart; widely divergent.
  2. Botany, Zoology. branching at a wide angle.

divaricate

verb

  1. intr (esp of branches) to diverge at a wide angle
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


adjective

  1. branching widely; forked
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • diˌvariˈcation, noun
  • diˈvaricately, adverb
  • diˈvariˌcatingly, adverb
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Other Words From

  • di·vari·cate·ly adverb
  • di·vari·cating·ly adverb
  • di·vari·cation noun
  • di·vari·cator noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of divaricate1

1615–25; < Latin dīvāricātus (past participle of dīvāricāre ), equivalent to 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.

Parasitic upon Polyzoa, etc. circinate branched--branches irregular divaricate.

Branches irregular, divaricate nearly at rightangles, subalternate.

Stems or branches pinnate: pinnae or branches alternate, straight, divaricate.

When towards the apex the cubit is armed laterally with several divaricate spiniform teeth.

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