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   diverge

   /dʌɪˈvəːdʒ/

   verb

   • 1. (of a road, route, or line) separate from another route and go in a different direction: "the flight path diverged from the original flight plan" Similar separatepartdisuniteforkbranch offdividesubdividesplitgo in different directionsgo separate waystechnical:bifurcatedivaricateramifyOpposite converge
   • ▪ (of an opinion, theory, or approach) differ: "the coverage by the columnists diverged from that in the main news stories" Similar differbe differentbe unlikebe dissimilardisagreebe at variancebe at oddsbe incompatiblecome into conflictconflictclashOpposite agree
   • ▪ depart from (a set course or standard): "suddenly he diverged from his text" Similar deviatedigressdepartveerswerveturn awayturn asidebranch offdriftstrayramblewandermeandermaunderget sidetrackedstray from the pointget off the subjectrare:divagate
   • ▪ develop in a different direction: "English Gothic architecture began to diverge from that on the Continent"
   • 2. (of a series) increase indefinitely as more of its terms are added.

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from medieval Latin divergere, from Latin dis- ‘in two ways’ + vergere ‘to turn or incline’.

   Scrabble Points: 12

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDIVERGE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   DIVERGE definition: 1. to follow a different direction, or to be or become different: 2. to follow a different…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of DIVERGE is to move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart. How to use diverge in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Diverge.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDIVERGE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   DIVERGE meaning: 1. to follow a different direction, or to be or become different: 2. to follow a different…. Learn more.

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   Diverge definition: to move, lie, or extend in different directions from a common point; branch off.. See examples of DIVERGE used in a sentence.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDIVERGE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If one thing diverges from another similar thing, the first thing becomes different from the second or develops differently from it. You can also say that two things diverge.

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   When two roads diverge, they split and go in different directions. If your opinion diverges from mine, we do not agree. To diverge means to move apart or be separate.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishdiverge verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   [intransitive] diverge from something to be or become different from what is expected, planned, etc. to diverge from the norm; He diverged from established procedure.

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   If one thing diverges from another similar thing, the first thing becomes different from the second or develops differently from it. You can also say that two things diverge.

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    diverge. verb. /dəˈvərdʒ/ , /daɪˈvərdʒ/ (formal) Verb Forms. [intransitive] to separate and go in different directions The parallel lines appear to diverge. We went through high school and college together, but then our paths diverged. diverge from something The coastal road diverges from the freeway just north of Santa Monica.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishDIVERGE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    DIVERGE definition: 1. to be different, or to develop in a different way: 2. to go in different directions: . Learn more.