extravagate

[ ik-strav-uh-geyt ]

verb (used without object)

, Archaic.

, ex·trav·a·gat·ed, ex·trav·a·gat·ing.

1. to wander beyond bounds; roam at will; stray.
2. to go beyond the bounds of propriety or reason.

extravagate

/ ɪkˈstrævəˌɡeɪt /

verb

1. to exceed normal limits or propriety
2. to roam at will

Derived Forms

• exˌtravaˈgation, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of extravagate¹

1590–1600; < Medieval Latin extrāvagātus strayed, wandered away from, past participle of extrāvagārī. See extravagant, -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of extravagate¹

C17: from Latin extravagārī; see extravagant

Example Sentences

On what hill, in what wadi, under what pines did he ruminate and extravagate, we could not from these idealised pictures ascertain.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• drift
• ramble
• roam
• snake
• stray
• stroll
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