divaricate

• POS: Adjective, Verb (usu participle), Verb (intransitive)
• HYPHEN: di=var=i=cate

OXFORD DICTIONARY

divaricate, v.intr. diverge, branch; separate widely.

Derivative

divaricate adj. divarication n.

Etymology

L divaricare (as DI-(2), varicus straddling)

THESAURUS

divaricate

aberrate, be distinct, be distinguished, bear off, bend, bifurcate, branch, branch off, branch out, break up, broach, capricious, centrifugal, change the bearing, changeable, changing, chink, choppy, clash with, cleave, conflict with, contrast with, crack, crevasse, curve, cut, cut open, delta-shaped, deltalike, deltoid, depart from, deploy, detour, deviate, deviate from, deviating, deviative, deviatory, differ, different, differentiate, digress, disaccord with, disagree with, disorderly, dispart, dissent, disunify, divagate, divaricate from, divaricating, diverge, diverge from, divergent, diverging, diversified, diversiform, diversify, divide, erose, erratic, fan out, fan-shaped, fanlike, fissure, fly open, fork, furcate, go away, go off, heel, impulsive, incise, inconsistent, inconstant, irregular, jagged, jar with, jerky, lay open, mercurial, motley, mutable, nonconformist, nonstandard, nonuniform, not accord with, not square with, ope, open, open up, outspread, palmate, palmated, part, pluralistic, ragged, ramify, relieve, rent, rift, rip, rive, rough, separate, sheer, shift, slit, spasmodic, splay, splayed, split, sporadic, spread, spread out, spring open, stand apart, stand over against, stem, swerve, swing open, tack, tap, tear, tear open, throw open, trend, trifurcate, turn, turn aside, unequable, unequal, uneven, unorthodox, unstable, unsteady, unsystematic, ununiform, variable, variate, variegate, variegated, variform, various, vary, varying, veer, wavering

ROGET THESAURUS

divaricate

Difference

VB be different, differ, vary, ablude, mismatch, contrast, divaricate, differ toto coelo, differ longo intervallo, vary, modify, discriminate.

Divergence

VB diverge, divaricate, radiate, ramify, branch off, glance off, file off, fly off, fly off at a tangent, spread, scatter, disperse, deviate, part.