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.
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 journey 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.