Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To exceed reasonable limits or bounds.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To wander irregularly or beyond due limits.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb To rove.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb intransitive To
wander beyond thelimits . - verb intransitive To
rove .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Medieval Latin extrāvagārī, extrāvagāt-, to wander; see extravagant.]
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Examples
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I cancelled my August Vegas trip in order to just have one big extravagate luxurious Vegas trip for my birthday in December, so I guess Modesto is going to be my summer vacation.
goldylockz22 Diary Entry goldylockz22 2006
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