convergeverb [ I ]
uk/kənˈvɜːdʒ/us/kənˈvɝːdʒ/If lines, roads, or paths converge, they move towards the same point where they join or meet:
The paths all converge at the main gate of the park.
Due to roadworks, three lanes of traffic have to converge into two.
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diverge
If ideas and opinions converge, they gradually become similar.
to come from other places to meet in a particular place:
Ambulances, police cars, and fire engines all converged on the scene.
100,000 people are expected to converge on the town for the festival.
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Connecting and combining
- abut
- adjoin
- aggregate
- allied
- amalgamate
- assemblage
- bind
- conjunction
- dovetail
- eclectic
- entwine
- fuse
- fusion
- hand to hand idiom
- lump sb/sth together
- marriage
- marry
- meld
- merge
- mesh
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Forming groups (of people)
convergence
noun [ C or U ] uk/kənˈvɜː.dʒəns/us/kənˈvɝː.dʒəns/
a convergence of interests/opinions/ideas