1. to spread apart widely; to diverge at a wide angle
Usage: formal

1. spreading widely apart; diverging at a wide angle
Usage: botanical; formal

Examples

• The river divaricates into several channels as it approaches the delta.
• The branches divaricate from the main trunk at sharp angles.
• The paths divaricate at the top of the hill, leading to different villages.
• The plant has divaricate stems that spread outward from the base.
• Her opinions began to divaricate from those of her colleagues.
• The divaricate branches created an unusual silhouette against the sky.