divaricate

divaricate
Synonyms and related words:
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

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  • Divaricate — Di*var i*cate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Divaricated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Divaricating}.] [L. divaricatus, p. p. of divaricare to stretch apart; di = dis + varicare to straddle, fr. varicus straddling, fr. varus stretched outwards.] 1. To part into two… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Divaricate — is a term used in identifying plants describing the pattern of branching. Divaricate branching is roughly horizontal, usually only diverging about 15 degrees upward or downward.[1] References ^ Vascular Plant Systematics, Albert E. Radford,… …   Wikipedia

  • Divaricate — Di*var i*cate, v. t. To divide into two branches; to cause to branch apart. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Divaricate — Di*var i*cate, a. [L. divaricatus, p. p.] 1. Diverging; spreading asunder; widely diverging. [1913 Webster] 2. (Biol.) Forking and diverging; widely diverging; as the branches of a tree, or as lines of sculpture, or color markings on animals, etc …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • divaricate — index bifurcate, bipartite, break (separate), conflict, deviate, dichotomize, digress, disaccord …   Law dictionary

  • divaricate — [dī var′i kāt΄, divar′i kāt΄] vi., vt. divaricated, divaricating [< L divaricatus, pp. of divaricare, to spread apart < dis , apart + varicare, to straddle: see PREVARICATE] to spread widely apart; separate into diverging parts or branches; …   English World dictionary

  • divaricate — v.intr. diverge, branch; separate widely. Derivatives: divaricate adj. divarication n. Etymology: L divaricare (as DI (2), varicus straddling) …   Useful english dictionary

  • divaricate from — index differ (vary) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • divaricate — transitive verb ( cated; cating) Etymology: Latin divaricatus, past participle of divaricare, from dis + varicare to straddle more at prevaricate Date: 1673 to spread apart ; branch off ; diverge …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • divaricate — adj. [L. divaricatus, spread apart] 1. Forked or divided into branches; diverging. 2. (MOLLUSCA: Bivalvia) Pertains to ornamentation consisting of widely divergent costulae or other shell ornamentation …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

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