divaricate

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English

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin divaricat-, past participle stem of divaricare, from di- + varicare (“stretch (the legs) apart”), from varicus (“straddling”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /daɪˈvæɹɪkeɪt/

Verb

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  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. second-person plural present indicative of divaricare
  2. second-person plural imperative of divaricare
  3. feminine plural of divaricato

Anagrams

Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) dīvāricāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of dīvāricō
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