verb (used without object), di·verged, di·verg·ing.
- to move, lie, or extend in different directions from a common point; branch off.
- to differ in opinion, character, form, etc.; deviate.
- Mathematics. (of a sequence, series, etc.) to have no unique limit; to have infinity as a limit.
- to turn aside or deviate, as from a path, practice, or plan.
verb (used with object), di·verged, di·verg·ing.
- to deflect or turn aside.
verb
- to separate or cause to separate and go in different directions from a point
- (intr) to be at variance; differour opinions diverge
- (intr) to deviate from a prescribed course
- (intr) maths (of a series or sequence) to have no limit
1660s, from Modern Latin divergere “go in different directions,” from dis- “apart” (see dis-) + vergere “to bend, turn” (see verge (v.)). Originally a term in optics; the figurative sense is 19c. Related: Diverged; diverging.