divaricate
di·var·i·cate
(dī-văr′ĭ-kāt′, dĭ-)intr.v. di·var·i·cat·ed, di·var·i·cat·ing, di·var·i·cates
To diverge at a wide angle; spread apart.
adj. (dī-văr′ə-kĭt, -kāt′, dĭ-)
1. Biology Branching or spreading widely from a point or axis, as the branches of a tree or shrub; diverging.
2. Relating to a separation of two bones normally adjacent or attached but not located in a joint; distatic.
[Latin dīvāricāre, dīvāricāt- : dī, dis-, dis- + vāricāre, to straddle (from vārus, bent).]
di·var′i·cate′ly adv.
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divaricate
vb
(Botany) (intr) (esp of branches) to diverge at a wide angle
adj
branching widely; forked
[C17: from Latin dīvāricāre to stretch apart, from di-2 + vāricāre to stand astride]
diˈvaricately adv
diˈvariˌcatingly adv
diˌvariˈcation n
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di•var•i•cate
(v. daɪˈvær ɪˌkeɪt, dɪ-; adj. -kɪt, -ˌkeɪt) v. -cat•ed, -cat•ing,
adj. v.i.
1. to spread apart; branch; diverge.
adj.2. spread apart; widely divergent.
[1615–25; < Latin dīvāricātus, past participle of dīvāricāre to cause to straddle =dī- di-2 + vāricāre to straddle; see prevaricate]
di•var′i•cat`ing•ly, adv.
di•var`i•ca′tion, n.
di•var′i•ca`tor, n.
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divaricate
Past participle: divaricated
Gerund: divaricating
| Imperative |
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| divaricate |
| divaricate |
| Present |
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| I divaricate |
| you divaricate |
| he/she/it divaricates |
| we divaricate |
| you divaricate |
| they divaricate |
| Preterite |
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| I divaricated |
| you divaricated |
| he/she/it divaricated |
| we divaricated |
| you divaricated |
| they divaricated |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am divaricating |
| you are divaricating |
| he/she/it is divaricating |
| we are divaricating |
| you are divaricating |
| they are divaricating |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have divaricated |
| you have divaricated |
| he/she/it has divaricated |
| we have divaricated |
| you have divaricated |
| they have divaricated |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was divaricating |
| you were divaricating |
| he/she/it was divaricating |
| we were divaricating |
| you were divaricating |
| they were divaricating |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had divaricated |
| you had divaricated |
| he/she/it had divaricated |
| we had divaricated |
| you had divaricated |
| they had divaricated |
| Future |
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| I will divaricate |
| you will divaricate |
| he/she/it will divaricate |
| we will divaricate |
| you will divaricate |
| they will divaricate |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have divaricated |
| you will have divaricated |
| he/she/it will have divaricated |
| we will have divaricated |
| you will have divaricated |
| they will have divaricated |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be divaricating |
| you will be divaricating |
| he/she/it will be divaricating |
| we will be divaricating |
| you will be divaricating |
| they will be divaricating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been divaricating |
| you have been divaricating |
| he/she/it has been divaricating |
| we have been divaricating |
| you have been divaricating |
| they have been divaricating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been divaricating |
| you will have been divaricating |
| he/she/it will have been divaricating |
| we will have been divaricating |
| you will have been divaricating |
| they will have been divaricating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been divaricating |
| you had been divaricating |
| he/she/it had been divaricating |
| we had been divaricating |
| you had been divaricating |
| they had been divaricating |
| Conditional |
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| I would divaricate |
| you would divaricate |
| he/she/it would divaricate |
| we would divaricate |
| you would divaricate |
| they would divaricate |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have divaricated |
| you would have divaricated |
| he/she/it would have divaricated |
| we would have divaricated |
| you would have divaricated |
| they would have divaricated |
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