Definitions for: Navigate

[v] travel by boat on a boat propelled by wind or by other means; "The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow"
[v] direct carefully and safely; "He navigated his way to the altar"
[v] act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plann, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance; "Is anyone volunteering to navigate during the trip?"; "Who was navigating the ship during the accident?"

Webster (1913) Definition: Nav"i*gate, 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.]
To joirney 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, v. t.
1. To pass over in ships; to sail over or on; as, to navigate
the Atlantic.

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.

Synonyms: pilot, sail, voyage

See Also: astrogate, channelise, channelize, cruise, direct, guide, head, journey, maneuver, manoeuvre, point, steer, travel

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