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Navigate \Nav"i*gate\, v. t.
1. To pass over in ships; to sail over or on; as, to navigate
the Atlantic.
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2. To steer, direct, or manage in sailing; to conduct (ships)
upon the water by the art or skill of seamen; as, to
navigate a ship.
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3. To pass through, over, or around; -- used especially of a
course having obstacles; as, to navigate all the randomly
scattered tables to the far side of the room.
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Navigate \Nav"i*gate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Navigated}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Navigating}.] [L. navigatus, p. p. of navigare, v.t.
& i.; navis ship agere to move, direct. See {Nave}, and
{Agent}.]
1. To journey by water; to go in a vessel or ship; to perform
the duties of a navigator; to use the waters as a highway
or channel for commerce or communication; to sail.
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The Phenicians navigated to the extremities of the
Western Ocean. --Arbuthnot.
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2. To direct or operate a vehicle, especially a ship or
aircraft.
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3. To pass through, over, or around; -- used especially of a
course having obstacles; as, to navigate around all the
randomly scattered tables to the far side of the room.
[PJC]