converge

Approach a point

To converge is to come together toward a single point.

Roads converge at an intersection.

Lines converge where they meet.

People converge on a location when they arrive from different directions: Protesters converged on the capitol.

Ideas or trends converge when they move toward agreement or similarity.

The opposite is diverge.

direction

toward

In the direction of

meet · join · approach · route · path · trajectory · course · vector · bearing · navigate

combine

merge

Combine into unity

unite · integrate · consolidate · amalgamate · synthesize · meld · join · combine · unify · come together

rivers

confluence

Meeting point of streams

estuary · watershed · streamflow · meeting point · conflux · fork · merge · join · mouth · floodplain

agreement

consensus

General group agreement

agree · unite · concur · synchronize · come together · common ground · compromise · reconcile · meet halfway · solidarity

focus

concentrate

Reduced, potent form

center · target · aim · fixate · sharpen · centralize · prioritize · spotlight · direct · train

geometric

intersect

Cross at a point

  • pointExact location or meaning
  • vertexPoint where edges converge
  • tangentLine touching curve once

asymptote · limit · approach · coordinate · graph · curve · line · angle · bisect · perpendicular

Categories
Opposites
directional movement

convergediverge

Separate into directions

spread · scatter · radiate · fan out · branch out

collective gathering

convergedisperse

Cause to spread apart

scatter · disband · separate · divide · spread out

conceptual agreement

convergediverge

Separate into directions

differ · disagree · polarize · separate · split

Phrases
Family

convergence, convergent, converging, converged, converges, convergences, reconverge, reconverging

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