Definition of verge

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verge ²    (vûrj) KEY  

intr.v.
verged , verg·ing , verg·es

1. To slope or incline.
2. To tend to move in a particular direction: "the Neoclassicism ... away from which they subsequently verged" (Hugh Honour).
3. To pass or merge gradually: dusk verging into night.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Latin vergere; see wer- ² in Indo-European roots

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