navigate

One entry found for navigate.

Main Entry: nav·i·gate
Pronunciation: 'na-v&-"gAt
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): -gat·ed; -gat·ing
Etymology: Latin navigatus, past participle of navigare, from navis ship + -igare (from agere to drive) -- more at AGENT
intransitive verb
1 : to travel by water : SAIL
2 : to steer a course through a medium; specifically : to operate an airplane
3 : GET AROUND, MOVE
transitive verb
1 a : to sail over, on, or through b : to make one's way over or through : TRAVERSE
2 a : to steer or manage (a boat) in sailing b : to operate or control the course of (as an airplane)