divaricate

  • 21divaricate —   v.i. bifurcate; a. wide spreading.    ♦ divarication, n. bifurcation; straddling; disagreement; ambiguity …

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  • 22Tabernaemontana divaricate — noun tropical shrub having glossy foliage and fragrant nocturnal flowers with crimped or wavy corollas; northern India to Thailand • Syn: ↑crape jasmine, ↑crepe jasmine, ↑crepe gardenia, ↑pinwheel flower, ↑East Indian rosebay, ↑Adam s apple,… …

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  • 23Divaricated — Divaricate Di*var i*cate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Divaricated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Divaricating}.] [L. divaricatus, p. p. of divaricare to stretch apart; di = dis + varicare to straddle, fr. varicus straddling, fr. varus stretched outwards.] 1. To… …

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  • 24Divaricating — Divaricate Di*var i*cate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Divaricated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Divaricating}.] [L. divaricatus, p. p. of divaricare to stretch apart; di = dis + varicare to straddle, fr. varicus straddling, fr. varus stretched outwards.] 1. To… …

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  • 25depart from — Synonyms and related words: abandon, back out, be distinct, be distinguished, bear off, beg off, bend, branch off, change the bearing, clash with, conflict with, contrast with, cry off, curve, detour, deviate, deviate from, differ, digress,… …

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  • 26deviate — Synonyms and related words: alter, ameliorate, angle, angle off, be changed, be converted into, be distinct, be distinguished, be in error, be mistaken, be renewed, be wrong, bear off, bend, bias, bottom out, branch off, break, bypass, change,… …

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  • 27differ — Synonyms and related words: agree to differ, agree to disagree, altercate, argue, be at cross purposes, be at variance, be distinct, be distinguished, be in dissent, bear no resemblance, beg to differ, bicker, brawl, break, break off, break up,… …

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  • 28diverge — Synonyms and related words: aberrate, agree to disagree, alter, ameliorate, angle, angle off, be changed, be converted into, be distinct, be distinguished, be renewed, bear off, bend, bestrew, bias, bottom out, branch off, branch out, break,… …

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  • 29vary — Synonyms and related words: accommodate, adapt, adjust, agree to disagree, alter, alternate, ameliorate, analyze, anatomize, atomize, back and fill, be at cross purposes, be changed, be converted into, be distinct, be distinguished, be renewed,… …

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  • 30Difference — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Difference >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 difference difference Sgm: N 1 variance variance variation variety Sgm: N 1 diversity diversity dissimilarity &c. 18 Sgm: N 1 disagreement disagreement …

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