diverge

Definition

To run apart; to separate; to tend into different directions.

Etymology

From Medieval Latin dīvergō (“bend away from, go in a different direction”), from Latin dī- + vergō (“bend”).

Example Sentences

• "Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, / And sorry I could not travel both / […]"
• "Both stories start out the same way, but they diverge halfway through."
• "The brooding, black-clad singer bridged a stark divide that emerged in the recording industry in the 1950s, as post-Elvis pop singers diverged into two camps and audiences aligned themselves with either the sideburned rebels of rock 'n' roll or the cowboy-hatted twangsters of country music."