DIVARICATE
\dɪvˈaɹɪkˌe͡ɪt], \dɪvˈaɹɪkˌeɪt], \d_ɪ_v_ˈa_ɹ_ɪ_k_ˌeɪ_t]\
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To part into two branches; to become bifid; to fork.
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To diverge; to be divaricate.
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To divide into two branches; to cause to branch apart.
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Diverging; spreading asunder; widely diverging.
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Forking and diverging; widely diverging; as the branches of a tree, or as lines of sculpture, or color markings on animals, etc.
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To part into two branches; to become bifid; to fork.
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To diverge; to be divaricate.
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To divide into two branches; to cause to branch apart.
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Diverging; spreading asunder; widely diverging.
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Forking and diverging; widely diverging; as the branches of a tree, or as lines of sculpture, or color markings on animals, etc.
By Noah Webster.
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By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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