Definitions for: Diverge


[v] move or draw apart; "The two paths diverge here"
[v] be at variance with; be out of line with
[v] extend in a different direction; "The lines start to diverge here"; "Their interests diverged"
[v] have no limits; used of mathematical series



Webster (1913) Definition: Di*verge", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Diverged; p. pr. &
vb. n. Diverging.] [L. di- = dis- + vergere to bend,
incline. See Verge.]
1. To extend from a common point in different directions; to
tend from one point and recede from each other; to tend to
spread apart; to turn aside or deviate (as from a given
direction); -- opposed to converge; as, rays of light
diverge as they proceed from the sun.

2. To differ from a typical form; to vary from a normal
condition; to dissent from a creed or position generally
held or taken.

Synonyms: depart, deviate, vary

Antonyms: conform, converge, converge, meet

See Also: aberrate, be, belie, bifurcate, branch, contradict, differ, divaricate, fork, furcate, move, negate, ramify, separate

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