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divaricate

[dahy-var-i-keyt, dih-, dahy-var-uh-kit, -keyt, dih-] / daɪˈvær ɪˌkeɪt, dɪ-, daɪˈvær ə kɪt, -ˌkeɪt, dɪ- /
ADJECTIVE
angular
Synonyms
STRONGEST
jagged
WEAK
V-shaped Y-shaped akimbo crooked crotched forked oblique sharp-cornered skewed zigzag
Antonyms
WEAK
straight
ADJECTIVE
forked
Synonyms
STRONG
angled bifurcate bifurcated branched branching divided furcate furcated split tined zigzag
WEAK
bifid dichotomous dichotonic pronged tridented
Antonyms
WEAK
joined unbranched
VERB
bisect
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cut across
STRONG
bifurcate cleave cross dichotomize fork furcate halve intersect separate split
WEAK
branch off cut in half cut in two dimidiate divide in two hemisect split down the middle
Antonyms
STRONG
combine join unite
VERB
diverge
Synonyms
STRONGEST
deviate radiate stray veer
STRONG
bend bifurcate branch depart digress divagate divide fork part ramble separate split spread swerve wander
WEAK
branch off excurse
Antonyms
STRONGEST
go direct stay
STRONG
arrive be direct collect combine come connect gather join straighten unite
WEAK
agree concur converge parallel
VERB
fork
Synonyms
STRONG
angle bifurcate diverge divide part split
WEAK
branch off branch out
Antonyms
STRONG
agree combine connect join
VERB
vary
Synonyms
STRONGEST
alter differ diverge diversify divide fluctuate modify range
STRONG
alternate assort convert depart deviate digress disagree displace dissent inflect interchange mutate part separate swerve transform turn variegate
WEAK
be unlike blow hot and cold hem and haw permutate shilly-shally take turns yo-yo
Antonyms
STRONGEST
agree conform disorganize hold join keep maintain remain retain
STRONG
arrive come concur consent continue stay wait

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Colour greyish brown; polypidom 4 to five inches high, much branched, branches irregular, divaricate, rising in great numbers almost immediately from the mass of radical fibres.

From Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During the Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries and Surveys in New Guinea, the Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. to Which Is Added the Account of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition for the Exploration of the Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist to the Expedition. — Volume 1 by MacGillivray, John

Parasitic upon Polyzoa, etc. circinate branched--branches irregular divaricate.

From Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During the Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries and Surveys in New Guinea, the Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. to Which Is Added the Account of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition for the Exploration of the Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist to the Expedition. — Volume 1 by MacGillivray, John

Stems or branches pinnate: pinnae or branches alternate, straight, divaricate.

From Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During the Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries and Surveys in New Guinea, the Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. to Which Is Added the Account of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition for the Exploration of the Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist to the Expedition. — Volume 1 by MacGillivray, John

Divergent: spreading out from a common base; in Coleoptera, tarsal claws are divergent when they spread out only a little; divaricate when they separate widely.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

We divaricate so much, as Dr Johnson said.

From James Boswell Famous Scots Series by Leask, W. Keith (William Keith)