1. to wander or stray from a direct course; to digress from a topic
Usage: formal; often used in academic or literary contexts

Examples

• The speaker began to divagate from the main argument, discussing tangential historical details.
• During the lecture, the professor divagated into personal anecdotes rather than staying on topic.
• The author's tendency to divagate made the novel difficult to follow.
• He divagated through the countryside, taking every side road that interested him.
• The discussion divagated so much that we never reached a conclusion.
• Rather than divagate, she kept her presentation focused and concise.