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- pronunciation:
- nae
vih
geIt
- parts of speech:
- verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
navigates, navigating, navigated |
| definition 1: |
to plan, manage, or control the course of (a ship, aircraft, or the like).
The astronauts navigated the space shuttle to and from the space station.- similar words:
- sail
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| definition 2: |
to sail, fly, or travel across, along, or through.
The captain navigated the Panama Canal.- similar words:
- sail
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| definition 3: |
to find your way around in or make your way through.
Their website is not very easy to navigate.The elderly man couldn't navigate the busy intersection by himself.Dolphins use reflected sounds to navigate the ocean. |
| related words: |
guide, maneuver, pilot, steer |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to plan, manage, or control the course of a ship, aircraft, or the like.
The pilot was navigating manually through the storm. |
| definition 2: |
to make one's way; find the correct path to a destination or goal.
In the dark, it was difficult to navigate to where the candles were kept.It's amazing how these bicyclists navigate through the city traffic.I had some trouble navigating through the website. |
| related words: |
sail |
The word navigate
contains the following parts:
nav
Latin
root
that means ship
  Example words:
- synonyms:
- naut
-ate1
Latin
verb-forming suffix
that means to make, cause, do
More about this word part:
The suffix -ate
primarily forms transitive verbs from Latin bases. Many -ate
verbs were loanwords from Latin. Verbs ending in -ate
combine with the suffix -ion to form nouns ending in -ation. These verbs also have corresponding agent nouns ending in -ator (navigator, dictator, elevator).
Example words:
abbreviate, abdicate, accelerate, accommodate, accumulate, activate, adequate, administrator, advocate, affiliate, aggravate, agitate, alternate, animate, annihilate, assimilate, associate, circulate, collaborate, commemorate, complicate, concentrate, congregate, consecrate, cooperate, coordinate, dedicate, dehydrate, deliberate, dictate, disintegrate, dislocate, domesticate, dominate, donate, duplicate, educate, elaborate, elevate, emigrate, enunciate, eradicate, evacuate, exasperate, generate, graduate, illuminate, illustrate, incorporate, interrogate, irrigate, liberate, locate, narrate, navigate, nominate, operate, originate, participate, populate, radiate, regulate, rotate, segregate, terminate
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