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Meaning of diverge by Wiktionary Dictionary

# diverge

### Etymology

From Medieval Latin dīvergō ( “bend away from, go in a different direction” ), from Latin dī- + vergō ( “bend” ) .

### Pronunciation

• ( UK ) IPA: /daɪˈvɜː( ɹ )dʒ/
• Rhymes: -ɜː( r )dʒ

### Verb

1. ( intransitive, literally, of lines or paths ) To run apart; to separate; to tend into different directions.
2. ( intransitive, figuratively, of interests, opinions, or anything else ) To become different; to run apart; to separate; to tend into different directions .
Both stories start out the same way, but they diverge halfway through .
3. ( intransitive, literally, of a line or path ) To separate, to tend into a different direction ( from another line or path ) .
The sidewalk runs next to the street for a few miles, then diverges from it and turns north .
4. ( intransitive, figuratively, of an interests, opinion, or anything else ) To become different, to separate ( from another line or path ) .
The software is pretty good, except for a few cases where its behavior diverges from user expectations .
5. ( intransitive, mathematics, of a sequence, series, or function ) Not to converge: to have no limit, or no finite limit .
The sequence $x_n = n^2$ diverges to infinity: that is, it increases without bound .

### Anagrams

Explanation of diverge by Wordnet Dictionary

# diverge

Verb
1. move or draw apart

2. The two paths diverge here
3. be at variance with

4. The lines start to diverge here
Their interests diverged