Meaning of CONVERGE
| Pronunciation: | | kun'vurj
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- [v] come together so as to form a single product; "Social forces converged to bring the Fascists back to power"
- [v] move or draw together at a certain location; "The crowd converged on the movie star"
- [v] be adjacent or come together; "The lines converge at this point"
- [v] in mathematics: approach a limit as the number of terms increases without limit
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| | Synonyms: | | meet |
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| | Antonyms: | | diverge, diverge | | |
| | See Also: | | approach, assemble, border on, breast, concentrate, foregather, forgather, gather, meet, merge, unify, unite | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Con*verge"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Converged}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Converging}.] [Pref. con- + L. vergere to turn,
incline; cf. F. converger. See {Verge}, v. i.]
To tend to one point; to incline and approach nearer
together; as, lines converge.
The mountains converge into a single ridge.
--Jefferson.
\Con*verge"\, v. t.
To cause to tend to one point; to cause to incline and
approach nearer together.
I converge its rays to a focus of dazzling brilliancy.
--Tyndall.
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