Dictionary
di•verge
Pronunciation: (di-vûrj', dī-), [key]
—v., -verged, -verg•ing.
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v.i.
1. to move, lie, or extend in different directions from a common point; branch off.
2. to differ in opinion, character, form, etc.; deviate.
3. Math.(of a sequence, series, etc.) to have no unique limit; to have infinity as a limit.
4. to turn aside or deviate, as from a path, practice, or plan.
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v.t.
to deflect or turn aside.
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