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digress

verb
/daɪˈɡrɛs/

Meaning

To leave the main subject temporarily in speech or writing.

Example Sentences

The professor began to digress from the main topic of the lecture.

Example Expressions

if I may digress

Synonyms

deviate, stray, wander, drift, ramble

Antonyms

focus, concentrate

Collocations

tend to digress, digress into, digress slightly, digress from

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To avoid something by stepping aside; to evade a problem or question indirectly.

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