di|var|i|cate

di|var|i|cate
di|var|i|cate «verb. dy VAR uh kayt, duh-; adjective. dy VAR uh kiht, -kayt; duh-», verb, -cat|ed, -cat|ing, adjective.
–v.i.
1. to spread apart; branch; diverge.
2. Botany, Zoology. to diverge at a wide angle, as certain plant branches or insect wings.
–v.t.
to divide into branches.
–adj.
1. spreading apart at a wide angle; widely divergent.
2. Botany, Zoology. branching at a wide angle.
╂[< Latin dīvāricāre (with English -ate1) < dis-apart + vāricāre straddle < vāricus with legs stretched apart < vārus bowed, knock-kneed]
–di|var´i|cate|ly, adverb.

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