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divaricating

divaricating is the present participle and gerund of divaricate.

Meaning of divaricate

Verb

divaricate (third-person singular simple present divaricates, present participle divaricating, simple past and past participle divaricated)

  1. (ambitransitive) To spread apart; to (cause to) diverge or branch off.

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Words formed from divaricating

Questions about divaricating

What is divaricating the present participle and gerund of?
Divaricating is the present participle and gerund of divaricate.

Words near divaricating in the dictionary

  1. divaricate
  2. divaricated
  3. divaricately
  4. divaricates
  5. divaricatic acid
  6. divaricating
  7. divaricatingly
  8. divarication
  9. divarications
  10. divaricator
  11. divaricators

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