diverge

C1 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /dɪˈvɝd͡ʒ/ UK /daɪˈvɜːd͡ʒ/ See IPA manual

Freq #67466

Meanings

1

verb
To separate and go off in different directions.

The two paths diverge just beyond the old oak tree.
2

verb
To become different from one another.

Both stories start the same way, but they diverge halfway through.
3

verb
To differ from a standard or expectation.

The software works well, except where its behavior diverges from what users expect.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to separate and go off in... separate

2 verb · to become different from... deviate

3 verb · to differ from a standard... deviate

Opposites

converge

Word family

Forms divergeddivergesdiverging

Derived forms codivergedivergementdivergence divergent

Etymology

From Medieval Latin dīvergō (“bend away from, go in a different direction”), from Latin dī- + vergō (“bend”).

dīvergō la-med dī- Latin

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Topics

Actions & Processes

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# diverge

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /dɪˈvɝd͡ʒ/
**IPA (UK):** /daɪˈvɜːd͡ʒ/
**Frequency rank:** 67466

## Meanings
1. To separate and go off in different directions.
2. To become different from one another.
3. To differ from a standard or expectation.

## Examples
- The two paths diverge just beyond the old oak tree.
- Both stories start the same way, but they diverge halfway through.
- The software works well, except where its behavior diverges from what users expect.

## Antonyms
- converge

## Derived Forms
- codiverge
- divergement
- divergence
- divergent

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: dīvergō
- Root: dī-

## Etymology
From Medieval Latin dīvergō (“bend away from, go in a different direction”), from Latin dī- + vergō (“bend”).

## AI Etymology
Diverge is from Medieval Latin dīvergō (“bend away from, go in a different direction”), from Latin dī- + vergō (“bend”). The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern verbal form is built from the named base and affix. In present-day use, it can mean to separate and go off in different directions, or to become different from one another. Derived formations include codiverge, divergement, divergence, divergent.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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