divagate

intr.v., -gat·ed, -gat·ing, -gates.

1. To wander or drift about.
2. To ramble; digress.

[Late Latin dīvagārī, dīvagāt- : Latin dī-, dis-, apart; see dis- + Latin vagārī, to wander (from vagus, wandering).]

divagation di'va·ga'tion n.

verb

To turn aside, especially from the main subject in writing or speaking: deviate, digress, diverge, ramble, stray, wander. Idioms: go offatona tangent. See approach/retreat.

[fr. L. dis- + vagari, to wander]  /DI vuh gate/
to wander or stray from a course or subject: diverge, digress

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: lose clarity or turn aside esp. from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking
  Synonyms: digress, stray, wander

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - afvige, lave sidespring

Nederlands (Dutch)
(af)dwalen

Français (French)
v. intr. - divaguer

Deutsch (German)
v. - herumwandern, abschweifen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - περιπλανώμαι, περιφέρομαι

Italiano (Italian)
divagare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - divagar

Русский (Russian)
отклоняться

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - divagar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - vandra, förirra sig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
流浪, 离题, 徘徊, 偏离

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 流浪, 離題, 徘徊, 偏離

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 주제에서 벗어나다, 일탈하다, 방황하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - さまよう, 離れる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يضل, يتجول بعيدا عن مكان, يحيد عن الموضوع الرئيسي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮סטה (מהנושא)‬

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