Meaning of navigate in English

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Verb
navigate
Etymology
late 16th century (in the sense ‘travel in a ship’): from Latin navigat-‘sailed’, from the verb navigare, from navis‘ship’ + agere‘drive’
Definitions
1. travel by boat on a boat propelled by wind or by other means
Examples
- « The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow »
Derived terms
2. act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance
Examples
- « Is anyone volunteering to navigate during the trip? »
- « Who was navigating the ship during the accident? »
Derived terms
3. direct carefully and safely
Examples
- « He navigated his way to the altar »

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