- (v.i.) To extend from a common point in different directions; to tend from one point and recede from each other; to tend to spread apart; to turn aside or deviate (as from a given direction); -- opposed to converge; as, rays of light diverge as they proceed from the sun.
- (v.i.) To differ from a typical form; to vary from a normal condition; to dissent from a creed or position generally held or taken.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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