"divaricate" meaning in English

See divaricate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /daɪˈvæɹɪkeɪt/ Forms: more divaricate [comparative], most divaricate [superlative]
Etymology: The verb is first attested in 1623, the adjective in 1788; borrowed from Latin dīvāricātus, perfect passive participle of dīvāricō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from dis- + vāricō (“to straddle, to stretch (the legs) apart”), from vāricus (“straddling”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|la|dīvāricātus|nocap=1}} borrowed from Latin dīvāricātus, {{glossary|perfect}} perfect, {{glossary|passive}} passive, {{glossary|participle}} participle, {{af|en|-ate|id1=verb|pos1=verb-forming suffix}} -ate (verb-forming suffix), {{af|en|-ate|id1=adjective|pos1=adjective-forming suffix}} -ate (adjective-forming suffix) Head templates: {{en-adj}} divaricate (comparative more divaricate, superlative most divaricate)
  1. (botany) Having wide angles between the branches. Derived forms: divaricately
    Sense id: en-divaricate-en-adj-7b4JpWqw Categories (other): Botany, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

Verb

IPA: /daɪˈvæɹɪkeɪt/ Forms: divaricates [present, singular, third-person], divaricating [participle, present], divaricated [participle, past], divaricated [past]
Etymology: The verb is first attested in 1623, the adjective in 1788; borrowed from Latin dīvāricātus, perfect passive participle of dīvāricō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from dis- + vāricō (“to straddle, to stretch (the legs) apart”), from vāricus (“straddling”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|la|dīvāricātus|nocap=1}} borrowed from Latin dīvāricātus, {{glossary|perfect}} perfect, {{glossary|passive}} passive, {{glossary|participle}} participle, {{af|en|-ate|id1=verb|pos1=verb-forming suffix}} -ate (verb-forming suffix), {{af|en|-ate|id1=adjective|pos1=adjective-forming suffix}} -ate (adjective-forming suffix) Head templates: {{en-verb}} divaricate (third-person singular simple present divaricates, present participle divaricating, simple past and past participle divaricated)
  1. (ambitransitive) To spread apart; to (cause to) diverge or branch off. Tags: ambitransitive Derived forms: divaricatingly Related terms: prevaricate, prevarication, prevaricator
    Sense id: en-divaricate-en-verb-8DNaAEW~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ate (adjective), English terms suffixed with -ate (verb) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate (adjective): 41 59 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate (verb): 41 59

Inflected forms

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