diverge

diverge

verb

Definition of DIVERGE

1

to change one's course or direction <the deer abruptly diverged from its intended path the moment it spied the waiting lynx>

Synonyms detour, deviate, diverge, sheer, swerve, swing, turn off, veer, wheel

Related Words tack, zigzag; double (back), turn back

2

to go or move in different directions from a central point <at that point the road and the railroad tracks diverge>

Synonyms branch (out), diverge, divide, fork, part, spread

Related Words bestrew, break up, broadcast, clear out, disband, dispel, disperse, dissipate, distribute, scatter, sow; distance, recede, retreat

Near Antonyms assemble, gather, meet

Antonyms converge, join