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Verb: divaricate  dI'ver-u,keyt [N. Amer], dI'va-ru,keyt [Brit]
  1. Spread apart
    "divaricate one's fingers"
     
  2. Branch off
    "The road divaricates here"

Derived forms: divaricating, divaricates, divaricated

Type of: diverge, open, spread, spread out, unfold

Encyclopedia: Divaricate