Extravagate — Ex*trav a*gate, v. i. [Pref. extra + L. vagatus, p. p. of vagari to rove. See {Extravagant}.] To rove. Bp. Warburton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
extravagate — [ek strav′ə gāt΄] vi. extravagated, extravagating [< ML extravagatus, pp.: see EXTRAVAGANT] Rare 1. to stray; wander 2. to go beyond reasonable limits; be extravagant extravagation n … English World dictionary
extravagate — intransitive verb ( gated; gating) Date: circa 1755 archaic to go beyond proper limits … New Collegiate Dictionary
extravagate — ex·trav·a·gate … English syllables
extravagate — ex•trav•a•gate [[t]ɪkˈstræv əˌgeɪt[/t]] v. i. gat•ed, gat•ing. archaic to go beyond proper bounds • Etymology: 1590–1600; < MF extrāvaguer … From formal English to slang
extravagate — /əkˈstrævəgeɪt/ (say uhk stravuhgayt), /ɛk / (say ek ) verb (i) (extravagated, extravagating) Obsolete 1. to wander beyond bounds; stray; roam at will. 2. to go beyond the bounds of propriety or reason. {Medieval Latin extrāvagāt , stem of past… …
extravagate — … Useful english dictionary
stravage — or stravaig intransitive verb Etymology: probably by shortening & alteration from extravagate Date: 1773 chiefly Scottish roam … New Collegiate Dictionary
splurge — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n., informal, extravagance, waste, expense. v., informal, indulge (oneself), extravagate, lavish, shoot the works (inf.), go [the] whole hog (sl.). See ostentation. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. spend lavishly … English dictionary for students
meander — [v] wander, zigzag be all over the map*, change, drift, extravagate, gallivant, get sidetracked, peregrinate, ramble, range, recoil, roam, rove, snake, stray, stroll, traipse, turn, twine, twist, vagabond, wind; concepts 151,738 Ant. go direct,… … New thesaurus