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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (4)

1. be adjacent or come together;
- Example: "The lines converge at this point"
[syn: converge, meet]

2. approach a limit as the number of terms increases without limit;

3. move or draw together at a certain location;
- Example: "The crowd converged on the movie star"

4. come together so as to form a single product;
- Example: "Social forces converged to bring the Fascists back to power"



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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.
   [1913 Webster]

         The mountains converge into a single ridge.
                                                  --Jefferson.
   [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Converge \Con*verge"\, v. t.
   To cause to tend to one point; to cause to incline and
   approach nearer together.
   [1913 Webster]

         I converge its rays to a focus of dazzling brilliancy.
                                                  --Tyndall.
   [1913 Webster] Convergence


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

converge
    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"


Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

81 Moby Thesaurus words for "converge":
   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