資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Diverge \Di*verge"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Diverged}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Diverging}.] [L. di- = dis- + vergere to bend,
   incline. See {Verge}.]
   1. 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.

   2. To differ from a typical form; to vary from a normal
      condition; to dissent from a creed or position generally
      held or taken.