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Meanings of divagate in English

Portuguese
divagar
Catalan
divagar

Lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking.

        divagar
        Usage of divagate in English
        1
        But I divagate. Mr. Scogan checked himself.
        Crome Yellow
        2
        So does a child's balloon divagate upon the currents of the air, and touch, and slide off again from every obstacle.
        Across the Plains, with Other Memories and Essays
        3
        We continued the subject, divagating as we went, and had a nice little sentimental conversation.
        Simon the Jester
        4
        Owen's thoughts divagated suddenly, and he thought of the pain Harding would experience were he suddenly flung into Bohemian society.
        Sister Teresa
        Translations for divagate
        Portuguese
        divagar
        Catalan
        divagar
        Divagate through the time