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- di•var•i•cate (dī var′ i kāt′, di-; dī var′ ə kit, -kāt′, di-), v., -cat•ed, -cat•ing, adj. v.i. Zoology to spread apart; branch; diverge. Botany to branch at a wide angle.
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There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective divaricate. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
verb intransitive, verb transitive Word forms: diˈvariˌcated or diˈvariˌcating. 1. to spread widely apart; separate into diverging parts or branches; fork; branch. adjective. 2. spreading or branching far apart; widely diverging.
Divaricate definition: to spread apart; branch; diverge.. See examples of DIVARICATE used in a sentence.
1. to spread widely apart; separate into diverging parts or branches; fork; branch. [...] 2. spreading or branching far apart; widely diverging. [...] More. Conjugations of 'divaricate' present simple: I divaricate, you divaricate [...] past simple: I divaricated, you divaricated [...] past participle: divaricated. More. Synonyms of 'divaricate'
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.
The meaning of DIVARICATE is to spread apart : branch off : diverge.
1. (esp of branches) to diverge at a wide angle. [...] 2. branching widely; forked. [...] More. Conjugations of 'divaricate' present simple: I divaricate, you divaricate [...] past simple: I divaricated, you divaricated [...] past participle: divaricated. More. Synonyms of 'divaricate' • diverge, ramify, separate, divide [...] More.