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di·verge
(dĭ-vûrj′, dī-)v. di·verged, di·verg·ing, di·verg·es
v.intr.
1. To go or extend in different directions from a common point; branch out: "All modern species diverged from a set of ancestors" (Jennifer Ackerman).
2.
a. To depart from an established pattern or norm; deviate.
b. To be different, as in opinion or manner; differ: Opinions diverged within the government on how to deal with the crisis. See Synonyms at swerve.
3. Mathematics To fail to approach a limit.
v.tr.
To cause (light rays, for example) to diverge; deflect.
[Latin dīvergere : Latin dī-, dis-, apart; see dis- + Latin vergere, to bend; see wer- in Indo-European roots.]
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diverge
(daɪˈvɜːdʒ)vb
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. (Mathematics) (intr) maths (of a series or sequence) to have no limit
[C17: from Medieval Latin dīvergere, from Latin di-2 + vergere to turn]
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di•verge
(dɪˈvɜrdʒ, daɪ-)v. -verged, -verg•ing. v.i.
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. Math. (of a sequence, series, etc.) to have no unique limit.
4. to turn aside or deviate, as from a path, practice, or plan.
v.t. 5. to deflect.
[1655–65; < Medieval Latin dīvergere= Latin dī- di-2 + vergere to incline]
syn: See deviate.
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diverge
Past participle: diverged
Gerund: diverging
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| Verb | 1. | diverge - move or draw apart; "The two paths diverge here" furcate, branch, fork, ramify, separate - divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork; "The road forks" move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" converge - move or draw together at a certain location; "The crowd converged on the movie star" |
| 2. | diverge - have no limits as a mathematical series math, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" converge - approach a limit as the number of terms increases without limit | |
| 3. | diverge - extend in a different direction; "The lines start to diverge here"; "Their interests diverged" divaricate - branch off; "The road divaricates here" bifurcate - split or divide into two | |
| 4. |  diverge - be at variance with; be out of line withaberrate - diverge or deviate from the straight path; produce aberration; "The surfaces of the concave lens may be proportioned so as to aberrate exactly equal to the convex lens" aberrate - diverge from the expected; "The President aberrated from being a perfect gentleman" differ - be different; "These two tests differ in only one respect" |
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diverge
verb
1. separate, part, split, branch, divide, fork, divaricate The aims of the partners began to diverge.
2. conflict, differ, disagree, dissent, be at odds, be at variance Theory and practice sometimes diverged.
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diverge
verb1. To separate into branches or branchlike parts:
3. To turn away from a prescribed course of action or conduct:
Archaic: err.
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Translations
يَتَباعَديَنْفَصِل، يَتَفَرَّع
rozbíhat serozcházet se
divergereforgrene siggå i hver sin retning
greinastvera ólíkur
išsiskyrimasnesutampantis
atšķirtiesnesakristnovirzīties
rozbiehať sarozchádzať sa
ayrılmakfarklı olmak
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
diverge
vi → abweichen (from von), divergieren (geh, Math); (two things) → voneinander abweichen
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
diverge
(daiˈvəːdʒ) verb1. to separate and go in different directions. The roads diverge three kilometres further on.
2. to differ (from someone or something else); to go away (from a standard). This is where our opinions diverge.
diˈvergence noundiˈvergent adjective
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