divaricate

Other forms: divaricated; divaricating

Definitions of divaricate
  1. verb
    branch off
    “The road divaricates here”
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    type of:
    diverge
    extend in a different direction
  2. verb
    spread apart
    “divaricate one's fingers”
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    type of:
    open, spread, spread out, unfold
    spread out or open from a closed or folded state
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