/
dʌɪˈvəːdʒ,
dɪ-/
v.
- (of a road, route, or line) separate and go in a different direction.
- (of an opinion or approach) differ.
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(diverge from)
depart from (a set course or standard).
- Mathematics (of a series) increase without limit as more of its terms are added.
Derivative
- divergence n.
- divergency n.
- diverging adj.
Etymology
C17: from med. L. divergere, from L. dis- ‘in two ways’ + vergere ‘to turn or incline’.