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diverge

di·verge
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dih-vurj, dahy-]
    • /dɪˈvɜrdʒ, daɪ-/
    • /ˌdaɪˈvɜːdʒ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dih-vurj, dahy-]
    • /dɪˈvɜrdʒ, daɪ-/

Definitions of diverge word

  • verb without object diverge to move, lie, or extend in different directions from a common point; branch off. 1
  • verb without object diverge to differ in opinion, character, form, etc.; deviate. 1
  • verb without object diverge Mathematics. (of a sequence, series, etc.) to have no unique limit; to have infinity as a limit. 1
  • verb without object diverge to turn aside or deviate, as from a path, practice, or plan. 1
  • verb with object diverge to deflect or turn aside. 1
  • noun diverge (of a road, route, or line) Separate from another route, esp. a main one, and go in a different direction. 1

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Origin of diverge

First appearance:

before 1655
One of the 46% oldest English words
1655-65; < Medieval Latin dīvergere, equivalent to Latin dī- di-2 + vergere “to incline”

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Parts of speech for Diverge

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

diverge popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

diverge usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for diverge

verb diverge

  • veer — to change direction or turn about or aside; shift, turn, or change from one course, position, inclination, etc., to another: The speaker kept veering from his main topic. The car veered off the road.
  • deviate — To deviate from something means to start doing something different or not planned, especially in a way that causes problems for others.
  • stray — to deviate from the direct course, leave the proper place, or go beyond the proper limits, especially without a fixed course or purpose; ramble: to stray from the main road.
  • radiate — to extend, spread, or move like rays or radii from a center.
  • fork — an instrument having two or more prongs or tines, for holding, lifting, etc., as an implement for handling food or any of various agricultural tools.

Antonyms for diverge

verb diverge

  • straighten — make straight
  • combine — If you combine two or more things or if they combine, they exist together.
  • connect — If something or someone connects one thing to another, or if one thing connects to another, the two things are joined together.
  • unite — to join, combine, or incorporate so as to form a single whole or unit.
  • converge — If people or vehicles converge on a place, they move towards it from different directions.

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