digress vs divagate

digress and divagate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
digress	No	No	Yes	No
divagate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, digress and divagate are synonyms defined as:

digress and divagate: lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking

Other synonyms of digress include stray, wander.

digress (verb)	divagate (verb)
lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking	lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking
wander from a direct or straight course