converge[verb]Synonyms: come together, coincide, combine, gather, join, meet, merge
Related Idioms: come to a center, come (
or run) together
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
con‧verge /kənˈvɜːdʒ $ -ˈvɜːrdʒ/
verb [intransitive][
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: Medieval Latin;
Origin: convergere, from Latin com- ( ⇒ COM-) + vergere 'to bend, turn']
1. to come from different directions and meet at the same point to become one thing
Antonym : diverge:
The two rivers converge into one near Pittsburgh.2. if groups of people converge in a particular place, they come there from many different places and meet together to form a large crowd
converge on
Reporters converged on the scene.3. if different ideas or aims converge, they become the same
Antonym : diverge:
Cultural beliefs about the role of women converge with government policies.—convergent adjective:
The member states should start to have more convergent policies. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲