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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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Noun

congregating - the act of congregating

congregation

gathering, assemblage, assembly - the social act of assembling; "they demanded the right of assembly"

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Some 30,000 people marched through the streets of Barcelona on Wednesday after congregating at around 12pm.

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