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diverged

[dih-vurj, dahy-] Origin

di·verge

[dih-vurj, dahy-] verb, -verged, -verg·ing.
verb (used without object)
1.
to move, lie, or extend in different directions from a common point; branch off.
2.
to differ in opinion, character, form, etc.; deviate.
3.
Mathematics. (of a sequence, series, etc.) to have no unique limit; to have infinity as a limit.
4.
to turn aside or deviate, as from a path, practice, or plan.
verb (used with object)
5.
to deflect or turn aside.

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Diverged is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.

Origin:
1655–65; < Medieval Latin dīvergere, equivalent to Latin dī- di-2 + vergere to incline

non·di·verg·ing, adjective
un·di·verg·ing, adjective

digress, diverge, diverse.


1. separate, deviate, fork. 4. See deviate.

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diverge
1660s, from L. divergere "go in different directions," from dis- "apart" + vergere "to bend, turn" (see verge (v.)). Originally a term in optics; the figurative sense is 19c. Related: Diverged; diverging.
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