divaricate
daɪˈværɪˌkeɪt
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Definition of divaricate - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

intr.
1.
separationTECH.spread apart or branch off in different directionsTECH.
  • The road began to divaricate into two separate paths..
diverge separate
2.
navigationRarediverge sharply from a route or standardRare
  • Their opinions began to divaricate during the debate..
deviate stray

Adjective

plant branchesTECH.having branches that spread apart at wide anglesTECH.
  • This shrub has divaricate branches.
divergent splayed
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Origin of divaricate

Latin, divertere (to turn aside)

Examples of divaricate in a sentence

  • The plant's branches divaricate as they grow.
  • The paths divaricate as you enter the forest.
  • Their strategies began to divaricate after the initial success.
  • Divaricate twigs shaded the path.
  • The divaricate branches formed a wide canopy.

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  1. French:se diviser, divariqué, ...
  2. German:sich verzweigen, divarikat, ...
  3. Italian:divergere, divaricato, ...
  4. Spanish:bifurcarse, divaricado, ...
  5. Portuguese:ramificar-se, divaricado, ...
  6. Chinese:分叉, 分枝开张的, ...
  7. Japanese:分岐する, 開出した, ...
  8. Arabic:تَفَرَّعَ, مُتَبَاعِد, ...
  9. Hebrew:לְהִתְפַּצֵּל, מִסְתַּעֵף, ...
  10. Russian:разветвляться, разветвлённый, ...
  11. Ukrainian:розгалужуватися, розлогий, ...
  12. Hindi:विभाजित होना, विस्तृत कोणीय, ...
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