divaricate
English
Etymology
(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin divaricat-, past participle stem of divaricare, from di- + varicare (“stretch (the legs) apart”), from varicus (“straddling”).
Pronunciation
Verb
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- (transitive, intransitive) To spread apart; to (cause to) diverge or branch off.
Adjective
divaricate (comparative more divaricate, superlative most divaricate)
- (botany) Having wide angles between the branches.
Anagrams
Italian
Verb
divaricate
- second-person plural present indicative of divaricare
- second-person plural imperative of divaricare
- feminine plural of divaricato
Anagrams
Latin
Verb
(deprecated template usage) dīvāricāte