n 1 a  :  a drawing apart  b  :  the acquisition of dissimilar characters by related organisms under the influence of unlike environments  2  :  dissemination of the effect of activity of a single nerve cell through multiple synaptic connections - compare CONVERGENCE4   di*verge vb di*verged  di*verg*ing  di*ver*gent adj 
 
   
 
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