Definitions for diverge

diverge di·verge

Spelling: [dih-vurj, dahy-]
IPA: /dɪˈvɜrdʒ, daɪ-/

Diverge is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 124 anagrams from letters in diverge (deegirv).

Definitions for diverge

verb (used with object)

  1. to deflect or turn aside.

verb (used without object)

  1. to move, lie, or extend in different directions from a common point; branch off.
  2. to differ in opinion, character, form, etc.; deviate.
  3. Mathematics. (of a sequence, series, etc.) to have no unique limit; to have infinity as a limit.
  4. to turn aside or deviate, as from a path, practice, or plan.

Origin of diverge

1655-65; Medieval Latin dīvergere, equivalent to Latin dī- di-2 + vergere “to incline”

Examples for diverge

The right and left, he contends, diverge not just in opinions but also in thought processes and behavior.

You are to follow them when you can, you know, and diverge from them whenever you must.

Big Otter was to go with them part of the way, and then diverge into the wilderness.

How difficult was it to structure the season, and how much—if at all—do you diverge from the source material?

As I must do so too, I shall probably not diverge far from them.

What we call “culture” refers to a broad range of concepts and ideas that overlap and diverge at various points.

Should it diverge widely from this, then it is likely some mischief is at work.

While interests may diverge these days, the U.S.-Israel alliance is incredibly strong—and there is comfort in that.

And it is here that the interests of the president and his legislative troops may diverge.

Warder and his companion did not require to diverge in order to follow these tracks.

Word Value for diverge
Scrable

12

Words with friends

14

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