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- [verb dahy-var-i-keyt, di-; adjective dahy-var-uh-kit, -keyt, di-]
- /verb daɪˈvær ɪˌkeɪt, dɪ-; adjective daɪˈvær ə kɪt, -ˌkeɪt, dɪ-/
- /daɪ.ˈvæ.rɪk.eɪt/
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- [verb dahy-var-i-keyt, di-; adjective dahy-var-uh-kit, -keyt, di-]
- /verb daɪˈvær ɪˌkeɪt, dɪ-; adjective daɪˈvær ə kɪt, -ˌkeɪt, dɪ-/
Definitions of divaricate word
- verb without object divaricate to spread apart; branch; diverge. 1
- verb without object divaricate Botany, Zoology. to branch at a wide angle. 1
- adjective divaricate spread apart; widely divergent. 1
- adjective divaricate Botany, Zoology. branching at a wide angle. 1
- noun divaricate Stretch or spread apart ; diverge widely. 1
- verb divaricate (esp of branches) to diverge at a wide angle 0
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Origin of divaricate
First appearance:
before 1615 One of the 41% oldest English words
1615-25; < Latin dīvāricātus (past participle of dīvāricāre), equivalent to dī di-2 + vāric- (base of vāricāre to straddle; see prevaricate) + -ātus -ate1
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Parts of speech for Divaricate
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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
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determiner
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divaricate popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
divaricate usage trend in Literature
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adj divaricate
- jagged — having ragged notches, points, or teeth; zigzag: the jagged edge of a saw; a jagged wound.
- crooked — If you describe something as crooked, especially something that is usually straight, you mean that it is bent or twisted.
- crossing — A crossing is a journey by boat or ship to a place on the other side of a sea, river, or lake.
- forked — having a fork or fork-like branches.
- oblique — neither perpendicular nor parallel to a given line or surface; slanting; sloping.
verb divaricate
- fork — an instrument having two or more prongs or tines, for holding, lifting, etc., as an implement for handling food or any of various agricultural tools.
- intersect — to cut or divide by passing through or across: The highway intersects the town.
- separate — to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence.
- halve — to divide into two equal parts.
- cross — If you cross something such as a room, a road, or an area of land or water, you move or travel to the other side of it. If you cross to a place, you move or travel over a room, road, or area of land or water in order to reach that place.
Antonyms for divaricate
adj divaricate
- straight — without a bend, angle, or curve; not curved; direct: a straight path.
- fat — File Allocation Table
- heavy — of great weight; hard to lift or carry: a heavy load.
- thick — having relatively great extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thin: a thick slice.
- weighted — having additional weight.
verb divaricate
- combine — If you combine two or more things or if they combine, they exist together.
- unite — to join, combine, or incorporate so as to form a single whole or unit.
- join — to bring in contact, connect, or bring or put together: to join hands; to join pages with a staple.
- straighten — make straight
- connect — If something or someone connects one thing to another, or if one thing connects to another, the two things are joined together.
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