diverge

diverge
index bifurcate, change, depart, deploy, detour, deviate, dichotomize, digress, disaccord, disagree, dissipate (spread out), vary

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  • diverge — di‧verge [daɪˈvɜːdʒ, d ǁ ɜːrdʒ] verb [intransitive] ECONOMICS if two or more rates of interest, unemployment etc diverge, the difference between them becomes larger: • Business cycles in different EU countries currently diverge significantly.… …   Financial and business terms

  • diverge — DIVÉRGE, pers. 3 divérge, vb. III. intranz. (Despre linii geometrice, razele unui fascicul etc.) A se îndepărta, a se răsfira dintr un punct comun în direcţii diferite. – Din fr. diverger, lat. divergere. Trimis de LauraGellner, 18.06.2004. Sursa …   Dicționar Român

  • diverge — [dī vʉrj′; ] also [ divʉrj′] vi. diverged, diverging [ML divergere (for LL devergere) < L dis , apart + vergere, to turn: see VERGE2] 1. to go or move in different directions from a common point or from each other; branch off [paths that… …   English World dictionary

  • Diverge — Di*verge , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Diverged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Diverging}.] [L. di = dis + vergere to bend, incline. See {Verge}.] 1. To extend from a common point in different directions; to tend from one point and recede from each other; to tend… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • diverge — [v1] go in different directions bend, bifurcate, branch, branch off, depart, deviate, digress, divagate, divaricate, divide, excurse, fork, part, radiate, ramble, separate, split, spread, stray, swerve, veer, wander; concepts 195,738 Ant. agree,… …   New thesaurus

  • diverge — ► VERB 1) (of a road, route, or line) separate from another route and go in a different direction. 2) (of an opinion or approach) differ. 3) (diverge from) depart from (a set course or standard). DERIVATIVES divergence noun diverging adjective …   English terms dictionary

  • diverge — 1660s, from Mod.L. divergere go in different directions, from dis apart (see DIS (Cf. dis )) + vergere to bend, turn (see VERGE (Cf. verge) (v.)). Originally a term in optics; the figurative sense is 19c. Related: Diverged; diverging …   Etymology dictionary

  • diverge — *swerve, veer, deviate, depart, digress Analogous words: *differ, disagree, vary: divide, part, *separate Antonyms: converge (as paths, roads, times): conform (as customs, habits, practices) …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • diverge — [[t]daɪvɜ͟ː(r)ʤ, AM dɪ [/t]] diverges, diverging, diverged 1) V RECIP 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.… …   English dictionary

  • diverge — UK [daɪˈvɜː(r)dʒ] / US [daɪˈvɜrdʒ] verb [intransitive] Word forms diverge : present tense I/you/we/they diverge he/she/it diverges present participle diverging past tense diverged past participle diverged 1) to start to go in separate directions… …   English dictionary

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