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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CONVERGE, v.i. [L., to incline. See Verge.] To tend to one point; to incline and approach nearer together, as two lines which continually approach each other; opposed to diverge. Lines which converge in one direction, diverge in the other.
The mountains converge into a single ridge.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: be adjacent or come together; "The lines converge at this point" [syn: converge, meet] [ant: diverge]
2: approach a limit as the number of terms increases without limit [ant: diverge]
3: move or draw together at a certain location; "The crowd converged on the movie star" [ant: diverge]
4: come together so as to form a single product; "Social forces converged to bring the Fascists back to power"

Merriam Webster's

verb (converged; converging) Etymology: Late Latin convergere, from Latin com- + vergere to bend, incline — more at wrench Date: 1691 intransitive verb 1. to tend or move toward one point or one another ; come together ; meet <converging paths> 2. to come together and unite in a common interest or focus 3. to approach a limit as the number of terms increases without limit <the series converges> transitive verb to cause to converge

U.S. Military Dictionary

A request or command used in a call for fire to indicate that the observer or spotter desires a sheaf in which the planes of fire intersect at a point.

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v.intr. 1 come together as if to meet or join. 2 (of lines) tend to meet at a point. 3 (foll. by on, upon) approach from different directions. 4 Math. (of a series) approximate in the sum of its terms towards a definite limit. Etymology: LL convergere (as COM-, vergere incline)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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. --Tyndall.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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. --Jefferson.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(converges, converging, converged) 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... VERB: V on n 2. If roads or lines converge, they meet or join at a particular place. (FORMAL) As they flow south, the five rivers converge. ? diverge VERB: pl-n V 3. 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. ? diverge V-RECIP: pl-n V, V with n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. n. Tend to the same point, approach, draw gradually together.

Moby Thesaurus

adhere, approach, assemble, blend, bring into focus, bunch, bunch up, center, centralize, clinch, close, close in, close up, close with, clot, cluster, cohere, coincide, collect, come near, come together, communicate, concenter, concentralize, concentrate, congregate, connect, copulate, couple, crowd, date, draw near, draw nigh, embrace, fall in with, flock together, flow together, focalize, focus, forgather, funnel, fuse, gang around, gang up, gather, gather around, go together, grow together, hang together, herd together, hive, hold together, horde, huddle, intercommunicate, intersect, join, knit, league, link, mass, meet, merge, mill, muster, narrow the gap, near, nigh, nip, pinch, rally, rally around, rendezvous, run together, seethe, stream, surge, swarm, taper, throng, unite