[dɪˈvəːdʒ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- (of a road, route, or line) separate from another route and go in a different direction
(e.g: the flight path diverged from the original flight plan)

- (of a series) increase indefinitely as more of its terms are added


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 17th century: from medieval Latin divergere, from Latin dis- ‘in two ways’ + vergere ‘to turn or incline’