divagate

Meaning

1. (intransitive) To wander about.
2. (intransitive) To stray from a subject or theme.

Synonyms

digress

wander

stray

roam

Translations

divagar

divagar

abschweifen

ξεστρατίζω

détourner

dévier

divaguer

errer

vaguer

divagare

dipartire

afdwalen

uitweiden

focar

Etymology

First attested in 1599; borrowed from Latin dīvagātus, perfect active participle of dīvagor (“to wander here and there”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from Latin dis- (“in different direction”) + vagor (“to wander”). Cognate with French divaguer.