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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.
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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"