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Digress

Digress Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Digress? [v] lose clarity or turn aside esp. from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking; "She always digresses when telling a story"; "her mind wanders"; "Don't digress when you give a lecture" [v] wander from a direct or straight course Synonyms \| Synonyms for Digress: depart \| divagate \| sidetrack \| straggle \| stray \| stray \| wander Related Terms \| Find terms related to Digress: bear off \| bend \| branch off \| bypass \| change the bearing \| curve \| depart \| depart from \| detour \| deviate \| divagate \| divaricate \| diverge \| drift \| excurse \| get sidetracked \| go around \| go astray \| go round about \| heel \| make a detour \| maunder \| ramble \| roam \| sheer \| shift \| stray \| swerve \| tack \| trend \| turn \| turn aside \| vary \| veer \| wander See Also \| deviate \| divert \| tell Digress In Webster's Dictionary \Digress"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Digressed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Digressing}.] [L. digressus, p. p. of digredi to go apart, to deviate; di- = dis- + gradi to step, walk. See {Grade}.] 1. To step or turn aside; to deviate; to swerve; especially, to turn aside from the main subject of attention, or course of argument, in writing or speaking. Moreover she beginneth to digress in latitude. --Holland. In the pursuit of an argument there is hardly room to digress into a particular definition as often as a man varies the signification of any term. --Locke. 2. To turn aside from the right path; to transgress; to offend. [R.] Thy abundant goodness shall excuse This deadly blot on thy digressing son. --Shak. \Digress"\, n. Digression. [Obs.] --Fuller.

Digress Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Digress?

[v] lose clarity or turn aside esp. from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking; "She always digresses when telling a story"; "her mind wanders"; "Don't digress when you give a lecture"
[v] wander from a direct or straight course

See Also | deviate | divert | tell

Digress In Webster's Dictionary

\Di*gress"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Digressed}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Digressing}.] [L. digressus, p. p. of digredi to go
apart, to deviate; di- = dis- + gradi to step, walk. See
{Grade}.]
1. To step or turn aside; to deviate; to swerve; especially,
   to turn aside from the main subject of attention, or
   course of argument, in writing or speaking.

         Moreover she beginneth to digress in latitude.
                                               --Holland.

         In the pursuit of an argument there is hardly room
         to digress into a particular definition as often as
         a man varies the signification of any term. --Locke.

2. To turn aside from the right path; to transgress; to
   offend. [R.]

         Thy abundant goodness shall excuse This deadly blot
         on thy digressing son.                --Shak.


\Di*gress"\, n.
Digression. [Obs.] --Fuller.

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