verg
Latinbend, turn, incline
Variants:vergverge
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About This Root
From Latin vergere (to bend, turn, incline toward). A concise root about directional movement: verge (the edge or brink — where things turn), converge (turn together toward a point), diverge (turn apart in different directions), and their derivatives convergent and divergent. The root captures the geometry of lines meeting or separating.
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verge
The edge or brink of something; to border on or approach
converge
To come together or meet at a common point
divergent
Moving apart or differing from a common point or standard
diverge
To move apart or differ from a common point or standard
divergence
The state of moving apart or differing; disagreement
convergent
Tending to come together at a point; converging