[di.verge] vb di.verged ; di.verg.ing [ML divergere, fr. L dis- + vergere to incline--more at wrench] vi (1665) 1 a: to move or extend in different directions from a common point: draw apart "diverging roads" b: to become or be different in character or form: differ in opinion
2: to turn aside from a path or course: deviate
3: to be mathematically divergent ~ vt: deflect syn see swerve