Extravagate

/ɪkˈstræv.əˌɡeɪt/

सीमा से बाहर भटकना; विषयांतर करना; (दुर्लभ) फिजूलखर्ची करना

Origin & History

From Latin extravagari (“to wander outside”), from extra (“outside”) + vagari (“to wander”); compare 'extravagant'.

लैटिन extravagari (“बाहर भटकना”) से; extra (“बाहर”) + vagari (“भटकना”) से बना; 'extravagant' से संबद्ध।

Definition

To go beyond what is appropriate or allowed—especially by digressing from a topic or straying from a proper course; in older/rare use, to spend extravagantly.

उचित/स्वीकार्य सीमा से बाहर निकल जाना—विशेषकर विषय से भटक जाना या सही मार्ग से हट जाना; पुराने/दुर्लभ प्रयोग में, फिजूलखर्ची करना।

Parts of Speech

Verb:
During the meeting, he began to extravagate into unrelated stories.
बैठक के दौरान वह असंबंधित कहानियों में भटकने लगा।

Usage Examples

Please don’t extravagate from the main point of your argument.
The speaker extravagated for several minutes before returning to the topic.
(Rare) In his youth he would extravagate on luxuries he couldn’t afford.

Antonyms

Related Forms

Noun
Extravagation / Extravagance (related)
Adjective
Extravagant (related)
Adverb
Extravagantly (related)

Idioms & Phrases

Extravagate from the point
मूल मुद्दे से भटक जाना
Extravagate into details
अनावश्यक विवरणों में भटक जाना