confluir
to converge; to flow together
verb kon-floo-EER Rare
Origin: From Latin confluere (to flow together), from con- + fluere (to flow).
Usage Note
Confluir is used both literally — rivers or roads meeting — and figuratively, for ideas, cultures, or people coming together at a point. It conjugates like huir (irregular -uir verb): confluyen, confluyó, confluyendo. The noun confluencia (confluence) shares the same root.
Examples
"Los dos ríos confluyen cerca del pueblo."
Natural Translation
The two rivers converge near the town.

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