Main Entry: di·va·gate

Pronunciation: \ˈdī-və-ˌgāt, ˈdi-\

Function: intransitive verb

Inflected Form(s): di·va·gat·ed; di·va·gat·ing

Etymology: Late Latin divagatus, past participle of divagari, from Latin dis- + vagari to wander — more at vagary

Date: 1599

: to wander or stray from a course or subject : diverge, digress

— di·va·ga·tion \ˌdī-və-ˈgā-shən, ˌdi-\ noun