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Definition diverge in British English

diverge verb

[intransitive] verb
/daɪˈvɜː(r)dʒ/
1

to start to go in separate directions

Example

The two roads diverge at the entrance to the woods.

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2

to develop and become different after being the same

Example

Their views on foreign policy diverge consistently from ours.

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Definition diverge in British English