diverge

Definition of diverge

Verbs

move or draw apart
"The two paths diverge here"
Antonyms:
converge
move or draw together at a certain location
Types:
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branch, fork, furcate, ramify, separate
divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork
arborise, arborize
branch out like trees
twig
branch out in a twiglike manner
bifurcate
divide into two branches
trifurcate
divide into three
Type of:
move
move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
have no limits as a mathematical series
Antonyms:
converge
be adjacent or come together
meet
adjoin, contact, touch
be in direct physical contact with; make contact
converge
approach a limit as the number of terms increases without limit
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Type of:
be
have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
extend in a different direction
"The lines start to diverge here"
"Their interests diverged"
Antonyms:
converge
be adjacent or come together
meet
adjoin, contact, touch
be in direct physical contact with; make contact
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Types:
divaricate
branch off
bifurcate
split or divide into two
be at variance with; be out of line with
Synonyms:
depart, deviate, vary
Antonyms:
conform
be similar, be in line with
Types:
aberrate
diverge or deviate from the straight path; produce aberration
aberrate
diverge from the expected
belie, contradict, negate
be in contradiction with
Type of:
differ
be different

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