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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’.

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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.

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   Diverge means to go or move in different directions from a common point, or to differ in opinion, character, form, etc. Learn more about the word origin, pronunciation, and usage of diverge with synonyms and example sentences.

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   Diverge means to follow a different direction, or to be or become different. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts, see examples and translations in various languages.

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   What does diverge mean in a poem?

   • To diverge means to move apart or be separate. The poet, Robert Frost, wrote: "Two roads diverged in a wood, and I -/ I took the one less traveled by / And that has made all the difference." The word diverge in the poem carries both the meaning of separating and of being apart from the main. As a poet, it was Frost's job to use words properly.

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   What does diverge mean?

   • diverge may equal depart but usually suggests a branching of a main path into two or more leading in different directions. A prism causes rays of light to diverge. They were close friends in college, but after graduation, their lives diverged. These examples are automatically compiled from online sources to illustrate current usage.

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   Why do forms diverge?

   • Forms that diverge are devalued by the dominant ideologies. One fears, then, that the direction of its meaning will diverge in future cases from the direction of the justifications. Slight variations in resource procurement and / or paste preparation may be inferred to have caused them to diverge from the reference-group profiles.

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   What is the difference between digress and diverge?

   • digress applies to a departing from the subject of one's discourse. diverge may equal depart but usually suggests a branching of a main path into two or more leading in different directions. A prism causes rays of light to diverge. They were close friends in college, but after graduation, their lives diverged.

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   What is the difference between deviate and diverge?

   • deviate implies a turning from a customary or prescribed course. depart suggests a deviation from a traditional or conventional course or type. digress applies to a departing from the subject of one's discourse. diverge may equal depart but usually suggests a branching of a main path into two or more leading in different directions.

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   What does it mean if a road or path diverge?

   • If one road, path, or route diverges from another, they lead in different directions after starting from the same place. You can also say that roads, paths, or routes diverge. ...a course that diverged from the Calvert Island coastline. [VERB + from] Where three roads diverge take the middle branch.

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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.

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   diverge from something The coastal road diverges from the freeway just north of Santa Monica. Many species have diverged from a single ancestor. It is thought that the two species diverged about 130 million years ago.

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    Diverge means to be different, or to develop in a different way, or to go in different directions. See how to use diverge in sentences and learn its noun form divergence.