'Digress' definitions:
Definition of 'digress'
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Definition of 'Digress'
From: GCIDE
- Digress \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. [1913 Webster]
- Moreover she beginneth to digress in latitude. --Holland. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To turn aside from the right path; to transgress; to offend. [R.] [1913 Webster]
- Thy abundant goodness shall excuse This deadly blot on thy digressing son. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Digress'
From: GCIDE
- Digress \Di*gress"\, n. Digression. [Obs.] --Fuller. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'digress'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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