di ‧ verge /daɪˈvɜːdʒ, də- $ -ɜːrdʒ/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive]
[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Medieval Latin ; Origin: divergere , from Latin vergere 'to lean' ]
1 . if similar things diverge, they develop in different ways and so are no longer similar:
The two species diverged millions of years ago.
Global growth rates are diverging markedly.
2 . if opinions, interests etc diverge, they are different from each other
diverge from
Here his views diverged from hers.
3 . if two lines or paths diverge, they separate and go in different directions OPP converge
—divergence noun [uncountable and countable] :
divergence between the US and Europe
—divergent adjective :
divergent views