diverge
Pronunciation:
/daɪˈvɜːdʒ//dɪˈvɝdʒ/verb
Definitions
(of lines or paths) To run apart; to separate; to tend into different directions.
(of interests, opinions, or anything else) To become different; to run apart; to separate; to tend into different directions.
Example: Both stories start out the same way, but they diverge halfway through.
(of a line or path) To separate, to tend into a different direction (from another line or path).
Example: The sidewalk runs next to the street for a few miles, then diverges from it and turns north.
(of an interest, opinion, or anything else) To become different, to separate (from another line or path).
Example: The software is pretty good, except for a few cases where its behavior diverges from user expectations.