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diverge (v.)
1660s, from Modern Latin
divergere
"go in different directions," from
dis-
"apart" (see
dis-
) +
vergere
"to bend, turn" (see
verge
(v.)). Originally a term in optics; the figurative sense is 19c. Related:
Diverged
;
diverging
.
