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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Verge \Verge\ (v[~e]rj), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Verged (v[~e]rjd); p. pr. & vb. n. Verging (v[~e]r"j[i^]ng).] [L. vergere to bend, turn, incline; cf. Skr. v[.r]j to turn.] 1. To border upon; to tend; to incline; to come near; to approach. [1913 Webster] 2. To tend downward; to bend; to slope; as, a hill verges to the north. [1913 Webster] Our soul, from original instinct, vergeth towards him as its center. --Barrow. [1913 Webster] I find myself verging to that period of life which is to be labor and sorrow. --Swift. [1913 Webster]