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English Dictionary: Converge by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
converge
v
  1. be adjacent or come together; "The lines converge at this point"
    Synonym(s): converge, meet
    Antonym(s): diverge
  2. approach a limit as the number of terms increases without limit
    Antonym(s): diverge
  3. move or draw together at a certain location; "The crowd converged on the movie star"
    Antonym(s): diverge
  4. come together so as to form a single product; "Social forces converged to bring the Fascists back to power"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   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.
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