diverge
/dɪˈvɝd͡ʒ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.83 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To become different; to run apart; to separate; to tend into different directions.
Intransitive verb
noun
A point where a lane branches off from the main flow.
Example Sentences
- "Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, / And sorry I could not travel both / […]"
- "Both stories start out the same way, but they diverge halfway through."
- "The brooding, black-clad singer bridged a stark divide that emerged in the recording industry in the 1950s, as post-Elvis pop singers diverged into two camps and audiences aligned themselves with either the sideburned rebels of rock 'n' roll or the cowboy-hatted twangsters of country music."
- "“Earth Two,” a new series by writer James Robinson and artist Nicola Scott, reintroduces the concept by putting a new spin on the original versions of characters like the Green Lantern, the Flash and Superman that diverges notably from the past several decades of DC lore."
- "The sidewalk runs next to the street for a few miles, then diverges from it and turns north."
- "The last 61 miles of the journey, from Kongsberg to Oslo, are through much less mountainous country. The railway curves sharply away from the Lågan^([sic]), and descends steadily, and in places steeply, past the head of Lake Fiskerumvatn to Hokksund, where the connecting line to the Bergen-Oslo Railway at Hønefoss diverges."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: dīvergō, dī-
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /dɪˈvɝd͡ʒ/
- British English: /daɪˈvɜːd͡ʒ/