Navigate

[imp. & p. p. NAVIGATED; p. pr. & vb. n. NAVIGATING.] [Lat. navigare, navigatum, from navis, ship, and agere, to move, lead, direct, It. navigare, Sp. navegar, Pr. navegar, Fr. naviguer.] To journey by water; to go in a vessel or ship; to sail.

The Phenicians navigated to the extremities of the Western Ocean. Arbuthnot.

v. t. 1. To pass over in ships; to sail upon; as, to navigate the Atlantic. 2. To steer, direct, or manage in sailing; as, to navigate a ship.