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Meaning of 'divaricate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Divaricate [ a.]
- Diverging; spreading asunder; widely diverging.
- Forking and diverging; widely diverging; as the branches of a tree, or as lines of sculpture, or color markings on animals, etc.
2 . Divaricate [ v. i.]
- To part into two branches; to become bifid; to fork.
- To diverge; to be divaricate.
3 . Divaricate [ v. t.]
- To divide into two branches; to cause to branch apart.

Meaning of 'divaricate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . divaricate [ v]
Meaning (1):
- spread apart
Example in sentence:
  • divaricate one's fingers
Meaning (2):
- branch off
Example in sentence:
  • The road divaricates here

Nearby Words:

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