diverge
pronunciation
How to pronounce diverge in British English:
UK [daɪˈvɜːdʒ]
How to pronounce diverge in American English:
US [daɪˈvɜːrdʒ]
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- Verb:
- move or draw apart
- have no limits as a mathematical series
- extend in a different direction
- be at variance with; be out of line with
Word Origin
- diverge
- diverge: see verge
- diverge (v.)
- 1660s, from Modern Latin divergere "go in different directions," from dis- "apart" (see dis-) + vergere "to bend, turn" (see verge (v.)). Originally a term in optics; the figurative sense is 19c. Related: Diverged; diverging.
Antonym
Example
- 1. Their approaches to other cleaner forms of energy diverge .
- 2. Values diverge radically from those normally associated with representative democracy .
- 3. A person familiar with the matter said last week that if the interests of news corp. and other bskyb shareholders diverge further , that could ultimately also play a role in determining mr. murdoch 's future with the broadcaster .
- 4. Where they diverge is on how fast to get there .
- 5. The two surveys routinely diverge .