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Definitions for: Digress
[v] lose clarity or turn aside esp. from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking; "She always digresses when telling a story"; "her mind wanders"; "Don't digress when you give a lecture"
[v] wander from a direct or straight course
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
Moreover she beginneth to digress in latitude.
--Holland.
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.
2. To turn aside from the right path; to transgress; to
offend. [R.]
Thy abundant goodness shall excuse This deadly blot
on thy digressing son. --Shak.
Di*gress", n.
Digression. [Obs.] --Fuller.
Synonyms: depart, divagate, sidetrack, straggle, stray, stray, wander
See Also: deviate, divert, tell
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