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To navigate is to admit you're lost, then lie about it confidently.
means To plan and steer a course from one place to another, whether across an ocean, a city, or a tricky conversation.
from From Latin navigare, 'to sail a ship,' built from navis, 'ship' (a cousin of the Greek naus and English 'nautical') plus agere, 'to drive' — the same agere that powers 'agent' and 'act.' So at its root, to navigate is literally to drive a ship, and the word later drifted onto roads, software menus, and awkward small talk without ever losing its salty origins.
latin rootsFrom navis, ship, and agere, to drive
polynesian featVoyagers crossed Pacific reading stars and swells alone
gps originBuilt by the U.S. military for missiles
bird trickSome migrate using Earth's magnetic field
dead reckoningGuessing position from speed, time, and prayer