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di·var·i·cate  (d  -v  r   -k  t  , d -) KEY intr.v. di·var·i·cat·ed, di·var·i·cat·ing, di·var·i·cates - To diverge at a wide angle; spread apart.
ADJECTIVE: (d -v r  -k t, -k t , d -)
- Biology Branching or spreading widely from a point or axis, as branches or on an insect's wings; diverging.
- Relating to a separation of two bones normally adjacent or attached but not located in a joint; distatic.
ETYMOLOGY:Latin dvricre, dvrict- : d, dis-, dis- + vricre, to straddle (from vrus, bent) OTHER FORMS:di·vari·cately(Adverb)
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