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congregate
[kong-gri-geyt, kong-gri-git, -geyt]
verb (used without object)
to come together; assemble, especially in large numbers.
People waiting for rooms congregated in the hotel lobby.
verb (used with object)
to bring together in a crowd, body, or mass; assemble; collect.
adjective
congregated; assembled.
formed by collecting; collective.
congregate
verb
to collect together in a body or crowd; assemble
adjective
collected together; assembled
relating to collecting; collective
Other Word Forms
- congregativeness noun
- congregative adjective
- congregator noun
- decongregate verb
- noncongregative adjective
- uncongregated adjective
- uncongregative adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of congregate1
Word History and Origins
Origin of congregate1
Example Sentences
In Bristol, demonstrators congregated at College Green and 30 people were arrested on suspicion of displaying articles in support of a proscribed organisation.
Residents of Pacific Palisades have had little chance to congregate since the Palisades fire ripped through their community in January.
Tourists tend to congregate in a tiny area of the old city.
She explained that when people follow the public footpath they are now forced to congregate on one small patch of sand because there was "nowhere to go".
“There are so many people walking their kids to maybe 15 different schools. And then they’re all congregating at Ralph’s afterwards. Schools start at 8, and it opens at 8.”
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