converge
to come together or meet at a point; to tend toward a common conclusion or result
Word origin: From Latin convergere, to incline together.
Converge in a sentence
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Scholars from different disciplines converge annually to share findings at the interdisciplinary symposium.
The two lines of inquiry, once thought unrelated, eventually converged on the same surprising conclusion.
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The committee's report was praised for its candor, yet its central recommendation was so blank that administrators could cite it to justify nearly any policy they had already resolved to pursue.
Using “converge” well
Converge describes separate things moving toward a single point, whether physical paths or lines of reasoning. It is the precise opposite of diverge, which the GRE often pairs against it.
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