Etymology : Late Latin convergere, from Latin com- + vergere to bend, incline; more at WRENCH
Pronunciation : k&n-'v&rj
Function : verb
Date : 1691
1. meet, come together, assemble. converge\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.converge \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. [converge v.
2. be adjacent or come together; "the lines converge at this point" [syn: meet] [ant: diverge, diverge].
3. in mathematics: approach a limit as the number of terms increases without limit [ant: diverge].
4. move or draw together at a certain location; "the crowd converged on the movie star" [ant: diverge].
5. come together so as to form a single product; "social forces converged to bring the fascists back to power".
6. To tend to one point; to incline and approach nearer together; as, lines converge.
7. To cause to tend to one point; to cause to incline and approach nearer together. come together so as to form a single product; "Social forces converged to bring the Fascists back to power" move or draw together at a certain location; "The crowd converged on the movie star" be adjacent or come together; "The lines converge at this point" approach a limit as the number of terms increases without limit.
8. 1. If people or vehicles converge on a place, they move towards it from different directions. Competitors from more than a hundred countries have converged on Sheffield for the Games.
9. If roads or lines converge, they meet or join at a particular place. As they flow south, the five rivers converge. ¡Ù diverge.
10. If different ideas or societies converge, they stop being different and become similar to each other. Speeches delivered by Mr Dewar and Mr Wallace indicated their views were converging The views of the richest householders converged with those of the poorest and created a new consensus. ¡Ù diverge.