Navigate (?), 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”.
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Navigate, 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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