divaricate

English

Etymology

Latin divaricat-, past participle stem of divaricare, from di- + varicare (stretch (the legs) apart), from varicus (straddling).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /daɪˈvæɹɪkeɪt/

Verb

divaricate (third-person singular simple present divaricates, present participle divaricating, simple past and past participle divaricated)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To spread apart; to (cause to) diverge or branch off.

Adjective

divaricate (comparative more divaricate, superlative most divaricate)

  1. (botany) Having wide angles between the branches.

Anagrams

Italian

Verb

divaricate

  1. inflection of divaricare:
    1. second-person plural present indicative
    2. second-person plural imperative

Participle

divaricate f pl

  1. feminine plural of divaricato

Anagrams

Latin

Verb

dīvāricāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of dīvāricō
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