I.v. dep. n. and a.
I. Neutr., to wander forth, to roam about; to scatter or spread about, to extend (class.).
A. Lit.: “ne longius evagatae (incubantes gallinae) refrigerent ova,” Col. 8, 5, 14: “cappari evagatur per agros,” Plin. 19, 8, 48, § 163: “Nilus,” id. 10, 33, 49, § 94: “ignis ulterius,” Dig. 9, 2, 30, § 3.—
B. In milit. lang., to march to and fro, make evolutions, manœuvre: “nullo ad evagandum relicto spatio,” Liv. 22, 47, 3; 23, 47, 5.—
C. Trop., to spread, extend, digress: qui appetitus longius evagantur, * Cic. Off. 1, 29, 102: “late evagata est vis morbi,” Liv. 3, 7 fin.: “latissime evagandi sibi viam facere (exempla),” Vell. 2, 3, 4: “ne Demostheni permittant evagari,” Quint. 3, 6, 3; so of wandering, digressing in speaking, id. 2, 4, 32; 3, 11, 25; “of overstepping the limits of duty: procuratores,” Spart. Hadr 3 § 9.—*
II. Act., to stray beyond, to overstep any thing: “ordinem,” Hor. C. 4, 15, 10.
