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converge
con·verge / kənˈvərj/ • v. [intr.] (of several people or things) come together from different directions so as eventually to meet: fig. two separate people whose lives converge briefly from time to time. ∎ (converge on/upon) come from different directions and meet at (a place): sports fans will converge on the capital. ∎ (of a number of things) gradually change so as to become similar or develop something in common: two cultures converged as the French settled Vermont. ∎ (of lines) tend to meet at a point. ∎ Math. (of a series) approximate in the sum of its terms toward a definite limit. |
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"converge." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "converge." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-converge.html "converge." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-converge.html |
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T. F. HOAD. "converge." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "converge." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-converge.html T. F. HOAD. "converge." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-converge.html |
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•converge, dirge, diverge, emerge, merge, purge, scourge, serge, splurge, spurge, submerge, surge, urge, verge
•demiurge • upsurge • dramaturge
•thaumaturge
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"converge." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "converge." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-converge.html "converge." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-converge.html |
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