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diverge

[ dih-vurj, dahy- ]

verb (used without object)

, di·verged, di·verg·ing.
  1. to move, lie, or extend in different directions from a common point; branch off.

    Synonyms: fork, deviate, separate

  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)

, di·verged, di·verg·ing.
  1. to deflect or turn aside.

diverge

/ daɪˈvɜːdʒ /

verb

  1. to separate or cause to separate and go in different directions from a point
  2. intr to be at variance; differ

    our opinions diverge

  3. intr to deviate from a prescribed course
  4. intr maths (of a series or sequence) to have no limit


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Other Words From

  • nondi·verging adjective
  • undi·verging adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of diverge1

First recorded in 1655–65; from Medieval Latin dīvergere, from Latin dī- di- 2 + vergere “to incline”

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Word History and Origins

Origin of diverge1

C17: from Medieval Latin dīvergere, from Latin di- ² + vergere to turn

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Synonym Study

See deviate.

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Example Sentences

And it is that climax where the book and the film diverge the most, and which will probably upset the most people.

There are too many issues on which his viewpoint and mine diverge.

At this point, their versions of the events diverge dramatically.

What we call “culture” refers to a broad range of concepts and ideas that overlap and diverge at various points.

And not surprisingly, those views diverge dramatically across racial lines.

He pauses, having come to the place where their ways diverge.

From the focus of the earthquake, wave-paths diverge in all directions.

The passages in Homer upon which opinions diverge most are isolated ones, occurring in similes and fragmentary descriptions.

After a period of pure imitation you will begin, at first almost imperceptibly, to diverge into a direction of your own.

The course had been over high pressure-waves and in some places we had to diverge on account of crevasses and—fresh water!

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