Di‐var″i‐cate (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Divaricated; p. pr. & vb. n.Divaricating.] [L. divaricatus, p. p. of divaricare to stretch apart; di- = dis- + varicare to straddle, fr. varicus straddling, fr. varus stretched outwards.] 1. To part into two branches; to become bifid; to fork.
2. To diverge; to be divaricate. Woodward.