meaning of navigate
1. 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.
2. To pass over in ships; to sail over or on; as, to navigate the Atlantic.
3. 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.
4. travel by boat on a boat propelled by wind or by other means; "The QE2 will sail to Southampton
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