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congregate.

To collect into an assembly or assemblage; to bring into one place, or into a united body.

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈkɒŋɡɹəɡeɪt/UK
  1. To collect into an assembly or assemblage; to bring into one place, or into a united body.

    transitive
  2. To come together; to assemble; to meet.

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

The adjective is first attested in 1400–1450, in Middle English, the verb c. 1513; from Middle English congregat(e) (“(of people) banded together; (of liquids) accumulated; (of muscles) contracted; (of wounds) closed up”), borrowed from Latin congregātus, perfect passive participle of congregō (“to congregate”) (see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3), from con- (“with, together”) + gregō (“to collect into a flock”), from grex (“flock, herd”). See gregarious and egregious. Participial usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English.

adj/ˈkɒŋɡɹəɡət/UK
  1. Congregated.

    obsolete
  2. Congregated (organized on a congregational basis).

    obsolete
    congregate churches
  3. Collective; assembled; compact.

    rare
Where this word comes from

The adjective is first attested in 1400–1450, in Middle English, the verb c. 1513; from Middle English congregat(e) (“(of people) banded together; (of liquids) accumulated; (of muscles) contracted; (of wounds) closed up”), borrowed from Latin congregātus, perfect passive participle of congregō (“to congregate”) (see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3), from con- (“with, together”) + gregō (“to collect into a flock”), from grex (“flock, herd”). See gregarious and egregious. Participial usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English.

noun/ˈkɒŋɡɹəɡət/UK
  1. Assembled persons.

    in-plural · obsolete
Where this word comes from

The adjective is first attested in 1400–1450, in Middle English, the verb c. 1513; from Middle English congregat(e) (“(of people) banded together; (of liquids) accumulated; (of muscles) contracted; (of wounds) closed up”), borrowed from Latin congregātus, perfect passive participle of congregō (“to congregate”) (see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3), from con- (“with, together”) + gregō (“to collect into a flock”), from grex (“flock, herd”). See gregarious and egregious. Participial usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English.

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