Navigate

  • 1navigate — nav‧i‧gate [ˈnævgeɪt] verb [intransitive, transitive] to find your way around on a particular website, or to move from one website to another: • The magazine s website is easy to navigate. * * * navigate UK US /ˈnævɪgeɪt/ verb [I or T] ► to lead …

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  • 2Navigate — Nav i*gate, v. t. 1. To pass over in ships; to sail over or on; as, to navigate the Atlantic. [1913 Webster] 2. To steer, direct, or manage in sailing; to conduct (ships) upon the water by the art or skill of seamen; as, to navigate a ship. [1913 …

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  • 3Navigate — Nav i*gate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Navigated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Navigating}.] [L. navigatus, p. p. of navigare, v.t. & i.; navis ship + agere to move, direct. See {Nave}, and {Agent}.] 1. To journey by water; to go in a vessel or ship; to perform… …

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  • 4navigate — index direct (show), oversee Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 5navigate — (v.) 1580s, a back formation from NAVIGATION (Cf. navigation), or else from L. navigatus, pp. of navigare. Extended to balloons (1784) and later to aircraft (1901). Related: Navigated; navigating …

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  • 6navigate — [v] guide along route, often over water captain*, cross, cruise, direct, drive, handle, head out for*, helm, journey, lay the course*, maneuver, operate, pilot, plan, plot, ride out, sail, skipper*, steer, voyage; concepts 148,187,224 Ant. get… …

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  • 7navigate — ► VERB 1) plan and direct the route or course of a ship, aircraft, or other form of transport. 2) sail or travel over. 3) guide (a vessel or vehicle) over a specified route. ORIGIN Latin navigare to sail …

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  • 8navigate — [nav′ə gāt΄] vi. navigated, navigating [< L navigatus, pp. of navigare, to sail < navis, a ship (see NAVY) + agere, to lead, go (see ACT1)] 1. to steer, or direct, a ship or aircraft ☆ 2. Informal to make one s way; walk …

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  • 9navigate — [[t]næ̱vɪgeɪt[/t]] navigates, navigating, navigated 1) V ERG When someone navigates a ship or an aircraft somewhere, they decide which course to follow and steer it there. [V n] Captain Cook was responsible for safely navigating his ship without… …

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  • 10navigate — 01. I drove the car, and my wife [navigated] our route across Ireland. 02. During childhood, each one of us has to [navigate] through a serious of difficult situations; some make it, and some don t. 03. We learned to [navigate] a course on the… …

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