• Digress

    Pronunciation

    • Hyphenation: di + gress
    • IPA: /daɪˈɡɹɛs/
    • Rhymes: -É›s

    Origin

    From Latin digressum, past participle of digredi.

    Full definition of digress

    Verb

    1. (intransitive) 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.
      • HollandMoreover she beginneth to digress in latitude.
      • John LockeIn 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.
    2. (intransitive) To turn aside from the right path; to transgress; to offend.
      • ShakespeareThy abundant goodness shall excuse
        This deadly blot on thy digressing son.

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