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Pronunciation : Di*var"i*cate
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. divaricatus, p. p. of divaricare to stretch apart; di- = dis- + varicare to straddle, fr. varicus straddling, fr. varus stretched outwards.]
Definition : 1. To part into two branches; to become bifid; to fork.

2. To diverge; to be divaricate. Woodward.

i. [imp. & p. p. Divaricated; p. pr. & vb. n. Divaricating.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Di*var"i*cate
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To divide into two branches; to cause to branch apart.

t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Di*var"i*cate
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. divaricatus, p. p.]
Definition : 1. Diverging; spreading asunder; widely diverging.

2. (Biol.)

Defn: Forking and diverging; widely diverging; as the branches of a tree, or as lines of sculpture, or color markings on animals, etc.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913