Hypertext Webster Gateway: "converge"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Converge \Con*verge"\, v. t.
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Converge \Con*verge"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Converged}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Converging}.] [Pref. con- + L. vergere to turn,
incline; cf. F. converger. See {Verge}, v. i.]
To tend to one point; to incline and approach nearer
together; as, lines converge.
The mountains converge into a single ridge.
--Jefferson.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
converge
v 1: be adjacent or come together; "The lines converge at this
point" [syn: {meet}] [ant: {diverge}, {diverge}]
2: in mathematics: approach a limit as the number of terms
increases without limit [ant: {diverge}]
3: move or draw together at a certain location; "The crowd
converged on the movie star" [ant: {diverge}]
4: come together so as to form a single product; "Social forces
converged to bring the Fascists back to power"
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