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Webster 1913 Edition
Navigate
Nav′i-gate
,Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Navigated
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Navigating
.] 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.
The Phenicians
navigated
to the extremities of the Western Ocean. Arbuthnot.
Nav′i-gate
,Verb.
T.
1.
To pass over in ships; to sail over or on;
as, to
. navigate
the Atlantic2.
To steer, direct, or manage in sailing; to conduct (ships) upon the water by the art or skill of seamen;
as, to
. navigate
a shipWebster 1828 Edition
Navigate
NAVIGATE
,Verb.
T.
1.
To pass over in ships; to sail on ; as to navigate the Atlantic.2.
To steer, direct or manage in sailing; as, to navigate a ship.