Added 9 October 2026
navigate
/ˈnæv.ɪ.ɡeɪt/ verb
In Latin: gubernō First recorded: 1588 Wiktionary
verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about navigate at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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Travel on water propelled by wind or by other means.
The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow
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Act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance.
Is anyone volunteering to navigate during the trip?
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Direct carefully and safely.
He navigated his way to the altar
Origin
First attested in 1588; borrowed from Latin nāvigātus, the perfect passive participle of nāvigō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from nāvis (“ship”) + -igō, from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂us (“boat”).
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