Thesaurus: diverge

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1. v. i. To extend from a common point in different directions; to tend from one point and recede from each other; to tend to spread apart; to turn aside or deviate (as from a given direction); -- opposed to converge; as, rays of light diverge as they proceed from the sun.
2. v. i. To differ from a typical form; to vary from a normal condition; to dissent from a creed or position generally held or taken.
3. v. move or draw apart
4. v. have no limits as a mathematical series
5. v. extend in a different direction
6. v. be at variance with; be out of line with
7. 1. To extend from a common point in different directions; to tend from one point and recede from each other; to tend to spread apart; to turn aside or deviate (as from a given direction); -- opposed to converge; as, rays of light diverge as they proceed from the sun. 2. To differ from a typical form; to vary from a normal condition; to dissent from a creed or position generally held or taken.
8. v:100 v. move or draw apart v. have no limits as a mathematical series v. extend in a different direction