extravagate
ex·tra·vag·ate
extravagate · extravagates · extravagated · extravagating
To roveTo rove.
/ɛkˈstɹævəɡeɪt/
Meaning
2 senses(intransitive)To rove.
(intransitive)To wander beyond the limits.
Origin
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin extrāvagāt- + English -ate (suffix forming verbs). ELearned borrowing from Medieval Latin extrāvagāt- + English -ate (suffix forming verbs). Extrāvagāt- is the participial stem of extrāvagārī, from Latin extrā (“beyond, outside of”, preposition) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs (“out”)) + vagārī (the present active infinitive of vagor (“to ramble, roam, stroll about, wander”), from vagus (“rambling, roaming, strolling, wandering”) (further etymology uncertain) + -or (the first-person singular present passive indicative of -ō (suffix forming regular first-conjugation verbs))).
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Forms
extravagates, extravagating, extravagated, extravagated| Base form | extravagate · to extravagate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | extravagates |
| Present participle | extravagating |
| Past simple | extravagated |
| Past participle | extravagated |
regular · Lesson
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedextravagation
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle