digress
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin digressum, past participle of digredi.
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digress (third-person singular simple present digresses, present participle digressing, simple past and past participle digressed)
- (intransitive): To step or turn aside; to deviate; to swerve; especially, to turn aside from the main subject of attention, or course of argument, in writing or speaking.
- (intransitive): To turn aside from the right path; to transgress; to offend.
[edit] Synonyms
- (turn from the course of argument): sidetrack
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[edit] Translations
to deviate
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