congregate
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Latin congregatus, past participle of congregare (“to congregate”); from con- (“with, together”) + gregare (“to collect into a flock”), from grex (“flock, herd”). See gregarious.
Pronunciation [edit]
Adjective [edit]
congregate (comparative more congregate, superlative most congregate)
- (rare) Collective; assembled; compact.
- 1605, Francis Bacon, The Advancement of Learning, Book II, Chapter IX:
- With this reservation, therefore, we proceed to human philosophy or humanity, which hath two parts: the one considereth man segregate or distributively, the other congregate or in society; so as human philosophy is either simple and particular, or conjugate and civil.
- 1605, Francis Bacon, The Advancement of Learning, Book II, Chapter IX:
Verb [edit]
congregate (third-person singular simple present congregates, present participle congregating, simple past and past participle congregated)
- (transitive): To collect into an assembly or assemblage; to assemble; to bring into one place, or into a united body; to gather together; to mass; to compact.
- Hooker,
- Any multitude of Christian men congregated may be termed by the name of a church.
- Coleridge,
- Cold congregates all bodies.
- Milton,
- The great receptacle Of congregated waters he called Seas.
- Hooker,
- (intransitive): To come together; to assemble; to meet.
- William Shakespeare,
- Even there where merchants most do congregate.
- William Shakespeare,
Related terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
To collect into an assembly or assemblage
To come together; to assemble; to meet
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Italian [edit]
Verb [edit]
congregate
- second-person plural present indicative of congregare
- second-person plural imperative of congregare
- Feminine plural of congregato
Anagrams [edit]
Latin [edit]
Verb [edit]
congregāte
- first-person plural present active imperative of congregō
