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

3 senses of navigate

Sense 1
voyage, sail, navigate -- (travel on water propelled by wind or by other means; "The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow")
       => travel, journey -- (undertake a journey or trip)

Sense 2
navigate, pilot -- (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?"; "Who was navigating the ship during the accident?")
       => steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, direct, point, head, guide, channelize, channelise -- (direct the course; determine the direction of travelling)

Sense 3
navigate -- (direct carefully and safely; "He navigated his way to the altar")
       => steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, direct, point, head, guide, channelize, channelise -- (direct the course; determine the direction of travelling)