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con·gre·gate
(kŏng′grĭ-gāt′)tr. & intr.v. con·gre·gat·ed, con·gre·gat·ing, con·gre·gates
To bring or come together in a group, crowd, or assembly. See Synonyms at gather.
adj. (-gĭt)
Involving a group: congregate living facilities for senior citizens.
[Middle English congregaten, from Latin congregāre, congregāt- : com-, com- + gregāre, to assemble (from grex, greg-, herd; see ger- in Indo-European roots).]
con′gre·ga′tive adj.
con′gre·ga′tor n.
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congregate
vb
to collect together in a body or crowd; assemble
adj
1. collected together; assembled
2. relating to collecting; collective
[C15: from Latin congregāre to collect into a flock, from grex flock]
ˈcongreˌgative adj
ˈcongreˌgativeness n
ˈcongreˌgator n
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con•gre•gate
(v. ˈkɒŋ grɪˌgeɪt; adj. ˈkɒŋ grɪ gɪt, -ˌgeɪt)v. -gat•ed, -gat•ing,
adj. v.i., v.t.
1. to come or bring together in a crowd, body, or mass; assemble, esp. in large numbers; collect.
adj. 2. congregated; assembled.
3. formed by collecting; collective.
4. of or pertaining to group housing that combines individual living quarters with communal facilities for food, care, and recreation.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Latin congregātus, past participle of congregāre to form into a flock or group =con- con- + -gregāre, derivative of grex flock; compare gregarious]
con′gre•ga`tive, adj.
con′gre•ga`tive•ness, n.
con′gre•ga`tor, n.
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congregate
Past participle: congregated
Gerund: congregating
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| Verb | 1. | congregate - come together, usually for a purpose; "The crowds congregated in front of the Vatican on Christmas Eve" foregather, forgather, gather, assemble, meet - collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room" |
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congregate
verb come together, meet, mass, collect, gather, concentrate, rally, assemble, flock, muster, convene, converge, throng, rendezvous, foregather, convoke People were already beginning to congregate outside the cinema.
part, separate, break up, scatter, disperse, split up, dispel, dissipate
part, separate, break up, scatter, disperse, split up, dispel, dissipate
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congregate
verb1. To bring together:
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Translations
يَجْتَمِع، يَحْتَشِد
shromáždit seshromažďovat se
forsamle sig
safnast saman
kongregacijaparapija
sapulcētiessapulcināt
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congregate
vi → sich sammeln; (on a particular occasion) → sich versammeln; to be congregated in … → sich sammeln/versammeln in (+dat) → …
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congregate
(ˈkoŋgrigeit) verb to come or bring together. A large crowd congregated in the street.
ˌcongreˈgation noun a group gathered together, especially people in a church for a service, or belonging to a church. The minister visited all the members of his congregation.
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