divaricate

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divaricate

/daɪˈvæɹɪkeɪt/

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The verb is first attested in 1623, the adjective in 1788; borrowed from Latin dīvāricātus, perfect passive participle of dīvāricō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from dis- + vāricō (“to straddle, to stretch (the legs) apart”), from vāricus (“straddling”).

verb divaricates · divaricating · divaricated

ambitransitive To spread apart; to (cause to) diverge or branch off.

adjective more divaricate · most divaricate

Having wide angles between the branches.

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@misc{divaricate_2026,
  title = {divaricate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/divaricate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}