divergeyoudaoicibaDictYouDict[diverge 词源字典]
diverge: see verge
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diverge (v.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
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.