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English verb: diverge | |||
| 1. | diverge (motion) move or draw apart | ||
| Samples | The two paths diverge here. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | move | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | branch, fork, furcate, ramify, separate | ||
| Antonyms | converge | ||
| 2. | diverge (stative) have no limits as a mathematical series | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | be | ||
| Domain category | math, mathematics, maths | ||
| Antonyms | converge, converge, meet | ||
| 3. | diverge (stative) extend in a different direction | ||
| Samples | The lines start to diverge here. Their interests diverged. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bifurcate, divaricate | ||
| Antonyms | converge, meet | ||
| 4. | diverge (stative) be at variance with; be out of line with | ||
| Synonyms | depart, deviate, vary | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | differ | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | aberrate, aberrate, belie, contradict, negate | ||
| Antonyms | conform | ||
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