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Spell Bee Word: diverge


Basic Details

Word: Diverge

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: To split and go in different directions from the same point; also, of opinions, to be different.

Synonyms: separate, branch off, split, differ

Antonyms: converge, meet, join

How to Spell Diverge

Syllables: di - verge

Tricky part: It starts with di, not de, and ends in erge, as in merge. The final e must not be dropped.

Watch out for: deverge, divirge, diverj

Memory tip: Diverge is the opposite of converge, and both end in verge. Di means apart: roads that diverge go apart.

Usage Examples

Example 1: The road diverges into two paths near the old banyan tree.

Example 2: Our opinions diverge on which film to watch tonight.

Example 3: After school, the friends' paths diverged: one became a doctor and the other a pilot.

Fun Fact

The American poet Robert Frost opened his well-known poem The Road Not Taken with two roads that diverged in a yellow wood.

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Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word: diverge

a) split
b) branch
c) converge
d) separate

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c) converge. Lines that converge come together; lines that diverge move apart.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) emerge
b) deverge
c) scourge
d) submerge

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b) deverge. Diverge begins with di, which means apart.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

gveider

a) digress
b) diverse
c) deliver
d) diverge

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d) diverge. Diverse and digress both need an s, and deliver an l: these letters give diverge.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When two rivers diverge, they ____.

a) dry up completely
b) flow apart in different directions
c) flow faster together
d) join into one river

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b) flow apart in different directions

2. If two friends' views diverge, they ____.

a) fall asleep
b) sing together
c) disagree
d) agree completely

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c) disagree

Associated Words

medicinalbangerreturnhavocflowerpot
generationschedulecollisionprovokeexhibit

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