intr.v., -cat·ed, -cat·ing, -cates.
To diverge at a wide angle; spread apart.
adj. (dī-văr'ə-kĭt, -kāt', dĭ-)
- Biology. Branching or spreading widely from a point or axis, as branches or on an insect's wings; diverging.
- Relating to a separation of two bones normally adjacent or attached but not located in a joint; distatic.
[Latin dīvāricāre, dīvāricāt- : dī, dis-, dis- + vāricāre, to straddle (from vārus, bent).]
divaricately di·var'i·cate'ly adv.
