con ‧ verge /kənˈvɜːdʒ $ -ˈvɜːrdʒ/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive]
[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Medieval Latin ; Origin: convergere , from Latin com- ( ⇨ COM- ) + vergere 'to bend, turn' ]
1 . to come from different directions and meet at the same point to become one thing OPP diverge :
The two rivers converge into one near Pittsburgh.
2 . if groups of people converge in a particular place, they come there from many different places and meet together to form a large crowd
converge on
Reporters converged on the scene.
3 . if different ideas or aims converge, they become the same OPP diverge :
Cultural beliefs about the role of women converge with government policies.
—convergent adjective :
The member states should start to have more convergent policies.