Diverge Definition & Meaning

diverge
verb
  1. move or draw apart; "The two paths diverge here"
  2. have no limits as a mathematical series
  3. extend in a different direction; "The lines start to diverge here"; "Their interests diverged"
  4. be at variance with; be out of line with

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