Definition of 'diverge'
Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense diverges
, present participle diverging
, past tense, past participle diverged
1. verb
2. verb [no cont]
If one opinion or idea diverges from another, they contradict each other or are different. You can also say that two opinions or ideas diverge.
3. verb
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diverge in British English
verb
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C17: from Medieval Latin dīvergere, from Latin di-2 + vergere to turn
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diverge in American English
verb intransitiveWord forms: diˈverged or diˈverging
1.
paths that diverge
verb transitive
4.
to make diverge
SIMILAR WORDS: ˈdeviˌate
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diverge in American English
(dɪˈvɜːrdʒ, dai-) (verb -verged, -verging)
intransitive verb
SYNONYMS 1. separate, deviate, fork. 4. See deviate.2.
to differ in opinion, character, form, etc.; deviate
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VERB /daɪˈvɜːdʒ/
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.
His interests increasingly diverged from those of his colleagues.
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