divaricate

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

While they run on together, the closest translation may be considered as the best; but when they divaricate, each must take its natural course.

From Lives of the Poets, Volume 1 by Johnson, Samuel

We divaricate so much, as Dr Johnson said.

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

V. diverge, divaricate, radiate; ramify; branch off, glance off, file off; fly off, fly off at a tangent; spread, scatter, disperse &c.

From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Roget, Peter Mark

The book fell upon her knees, and dreamily she watched the perspective open and divaricate.

From Parrot & Co. by MacGrath, Harold

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.