Tuesday word: Digress
Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019
Digress (verb)
di·gress [dih-gres, dahy-]
verb (used without object)
1. to deviate or wander away from the main topic or purpose in speaking or writing; depart from the principal line of argument, plot, study, etc.
2. Archaic. to turn aside.
CAN BE CONFUSED
diverge
RELATED FORMS
di·gress·er, noun
di·gress·ing·ly, adverb
re·di·gress, verb (used without object)
RELATED WORDS
meander, swerve, depart, ramble, veer, drift, divagate, roam, wander
Synonyms
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1. ramble, stray.
SYNONYM STUDY
1. See deviate.
Origin: 1520–30; < Latin digressus, past participle of digredi to go off, depart, digress, equivalent to di- di- + -gredi, combining form of gradi to go; cf. grade
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Digress (verb)
di·gress [dih-gres, dahy-]
verb (used without object)
1. to deviate or wander away from the main topic or purpose in speaking or writing; depart from the principal line of argument, plot, study, etc.
2. Archaic. to turn aside.
CAN BE CONFUSED
diverge
RELATED FORMS
di·gress·er, noun
di·gress·ing·ly, adverb
re·di·gress, verb (used without object)
RELATED WORDS
meander, swerve, depart, ramble, veer, drift, divagate, roam, wander
Synonyms
See more synonyms on Thesaurus.com
1. ramble, stray.
SYNONYM STUDY
1. See deviate.
Origin: 1520–30; < Latin digressus, past participle of digredi to go off, depart, digress, equivalent to di- di- + -gredi, combining form of gradi to go; cf. grade
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