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Converge: meaning, example and synonyms

Convergev. To come together from different directions toward a single point or conclusion.

Flashcard for Converge (verb): to come together from different directions toward a single point or conclusion. Example: Although the two teams used entirely different methods, their estimates of the glacier's age began to converge as more ice cores were analyzed. Synonyms: meet, join, merge, coincide. Antonyms: diverge, separate, split, scatter. Memory tip: con (together) + vergere (bend): paths bending toward one point. Illustration: an aerial view of several winding country roads meeting at a single village square, small figures of fully clothed travelers walking toward the center.

Example

Although the two teams used entirely different methods, their estimates of the glacier's age began to converge as more ice cores were analyzed.

Part of speech
verb
Synonyms
meet, join, merge, coincide
Antonyms
diverge, separate, split, scatter
Memory tip
con (together) + vergere (bend): paths bending toward one point.

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Question 1

Migrating birds from across the continent ______ on the small wetland each spring, so that for a few weeks it hosts more species than anywhere else in the region.

Question 2

Although the two detectives began with different suspects, their lines of inquiry slowly ______ on the same overlooked witness.

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