converge

Verb
Synonyms: meet

WordNet 3.0

Verb (4)

  1. be adjacent or come together“The lines converge at this point”Synonyms: meet
  2. approach a limit as the number of terms increases without limit
  3. move or draw together at a certain location“The crowd converged on the movie star”
  4. come together so as to form a single product“Social forces converged to bring the Fascists back to power”
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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]

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

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