converge

Definition

(said of two or more entities) To approach each other; to get closer and closer.

Etymology

From Latin convergere, from con- (“together”) + vergere (“to bend”).

Example Sentences

• "ideas converge"
• "The mountains converge into a single ridge."
• "Between them, and fitted with the necessary turntables, capstans, and other appliances for transferring the small four-wheel carriages and vans from one track to another, were 14 tracks which converged outside the station into double-track through the Maiden Lane Tunnel, 528 yd. in length."