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extravagate

[ ik-strav-uh-geyt ]

verb (used without object)

Archaic.
extravagated, extravagating.
  1. to wander beyond bounds; roam at will; stray.
  2. to go beyond the bounds of propriety or reason.


extravagate

/ ɪˈٰæəˌɡɪ /

verb

  1. to exceed normal limits or propriety
  2. to roam at will
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Derived Forms

  • ˌٰˈپDz, noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of extravagate1

1590–1600; < Medieval Latin ٰ屹ٳܲ strayed, wandered away from, past participle of ٰ屹ī. See extravagant, -ate 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of extravagate1

C17: from Latin ٰī; see extravagant
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On what hill, in what wadi, under what pines did he ruminate and extravagate, we could not from these idealised pictures ascertain.

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