diverge

diverge
v
1. spread, spread apart, come apart, open, open up, radiate, fly off, go asunder, divaricate, branch off; divide, separate, subdivide, fork, part, ramify, disunite, divorce; sever, dissever, cleave, rive, split, sunder, bisect, dissect, disconnect.
2. depart, deflect, vary, differ, change, step aside, steer clear of; curve, turn, bend, swerve, tack, slue, slew, yaw, bear off, wheel, wheel about, swing about; divert, sidetrack, shift, switch, shunt.
3. deviate, digress, veer, straggle, turn aside; wander, ramble, meander, stray, drift, rove, divagate, Scot, and North Eng. sklent.

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  • diverge — UK [daɪˈvɜː(r)dʒ] / US [daɪˈvɜrdʒ] verb [intransitive] Word forms diverge : present tense I/you/we/they diverge he/she/it diverges present participle diverging past tense diverged past participle diverged 1) to start to go in separate directions… …   English dictionary

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