Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb divaricate

2 senses of divaricate

Sense 1
divaricate -- (branch off; "The road divaricates here")
       => diverge -- (extend in a different direction; "The lines start to diverge here"; "Their interests diverged")

Sense 2
divaricate -- (spread apart; "divaricate one's fingers")
       => unfold, spread, spread out, open -- (spread out or open from a closed or folded state; "open the map"; "spread your arms")