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  1. transitive verb To plan, record, and control the course and position of (a ship or aircraft).
  2. transitive verb To follow a planned course on, across, or through: navigate a stream.
  3. intransitive verb To control the course of a ship or aircraft.
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  • "Now you've created this tool that someone can navigate, they can look at what you've done, see documentation and listen to you explain it." —  The Rebel Yell
  • Impeccable's crew radioed to tell the Chinese ships that it was leaving the area and requested a safe path to navigate, the Pentagon said. —  Yahoo! News: Top Stories
  • So that visitors perceive content as being easy to navigate, the navigation is often structured with blocks of the same height and width. —  Smashing Magazine
  • Stylus: A pen-like instrument used to navigate, access features, and write and draw on the touch screen of Pocket PCs. —  Smartphone & Pocket PC magazine
  • Short-term health insurance policies can be tricky to navigate, according to some experts. —  CNN.com
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  1. Latin nāvigāre, nāvigāt- : nāvis, ship; see nāu- in Indo-European roots + agere, to drive, lead; see ag- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Latin navigatus, past participle of navigare (later Italian navigare, navicare = Portuguese Spanish navegar = Provencal navejar, naveyar = Old French navier, also nager, French nager, also naviguer), sail, go by sea, sail over, navigate, from navis, a ship, + agere, lead, conduct, go, move: see nave and agent.
 

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