Main Entry: nav·i·gate

Pronunciation: \ˈna-və-ˌgāt\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): nav·i·gat·ed; nav·i·gat·ing

Etymology: Latin navigatus, past participle of navigare, from navis ship + -igare (from agere to drive) — more at agent

Date: 1588

intransitive verb 1 : to travel by water : sail
2 : to steer a course through a medium; specifically : to operate an airplane
3 : get around, movetransitive 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)