converge Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb be adjacent or come together
    meet.
    • The lines converge at this point
  2. verb approach a limit as the number of terms increases without limit
  3. verb move or draw together at a certain location
    • The crowd converged on the movie star
  4. verb come together so as to form a single product
    • Social forces converged to bring the Fascists back to power

WordNet


Con*verge" intransitive verb
Etymology
Pref. con- + L. vergere to turn, incline; cf. F. converger. See Verge, v. i.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Converged ; present participle & verbal noun Converging
Definitions
  1. To tend to one point; to incline and approach nearer together; as, lines converge.
    The mountains converge into a single ridge. Jefferson.
Con*verge" transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To cause to tend to one point; to cause to incline and approach nearer together.
    I converge its rays to a focus of dazzling brilliancy. Tyndall.

Webster 1913