navigate-v; 2 Senses

Sense Number 1: (Cause to) physically traverse along a path.

Examples:
The ship navigated south to Spain.
Is anyone volunteering to navigate during the trip?
Who was navigating the ship during the accident?
John navigated his car through the maze of shopping carts.

Mappings:
VerbNet: nonvehicle-51.4.2
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: navigate.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2

Sense Number 2: (Cause to) undergo a metaphorical or abstract journey; (cause to) traverse an abstract space.

Examples:
He navigated his way to the altar after dating for several years.
The Federal Reserve Board is trying to navigate around a recession.
She successfully navigated her program.

Mappings:
VerbNet: nonvehicle-51.4.2
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: navigate.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3