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Definition of: divaricate
(di·var′ə·kāt, dī-) v.t. & v.i. ·cat·ed, ·cat·ing
To branch off or cause to branch off; diverge.
—adjective (di·var′ə·kit, -kāt, dī-) Branching off; widely diverging. [<L divaricatus, pp. of divaricare <dis- apart + varicare straddle <varicus straddling]
—di·var′i·cate·ly adverb
—di·var′i·ca′tor noun
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