Definition of: diverge

(di·vûrj′, dī-) v. ·verged, ·verg·ing v.i.
1. To extend or lie in different directions from the same point: opposed to converge.
2. To vary from a typical form; differ.
3. Math. To fail to converge toward a limit: said of an infinite series, the sum of whose terms has no limit.
—v.t.
4. To make divergent, cause to fork. See synonyms under BEND, WANDER. [<NL divergere <dis- apart + vergere incline]