congregate

[ verb kong-gri-geyt; adjective kong-gri-git, -geyt ]

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verb (used without object),con·gre·gat·ed, con·gre·gat·ing.

to come together; assemble, especially in large numbers: People waiting for rooms congregated in the hotel lobby.

verb (used with object),con·gre·gat·ed, con·gre·gat·ing.

to bring together in a crowd, body, or mass; assemble; collect.

adjective

congregated; assembled.
formed by collecting; collective.

Origin of congregate

1350–1400; Middle English (adj.) <Latin congregātus (past participle of congregāre to flock together), equivalent to con-con- + greg- (stem of grex) flock + -ātus-ate¹

Other words for congregate

1	gather, collect, throng, cluster

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Other words from congregate

con·gre·ga·tive, adjective
con·gre·ga·tive·ness, noun
con·gre·ga·tor, noun
de·con·gre·gate, verb, de·con·gre·gat·ed, de·con·gre·gat·ing.
non·con·gre·ga·tive, adjective
un·con·gre·gat·ed, adjective
un·con·gre·ga·tive, adjective

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How to use congregate in a sentence

The entire group eventually congregates at the Moon Tower for an epic keg party.
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A lonely beast in the valley, a fish in the sea, has his Dike, but it is not till man congregates together that he has his Themis.
The New Stone Age in Northern Europe | John M. Tyler
The entire establishment runs frantically up stairs and down stairs; and finally congregates in my Ladys Chamber.
Recollections of a Policeman | William Russell (aka Thomas Waters)
Men stand on a long staircase, but the crowd congregates near the bottom, and the lower steps are very broad.
North America, Volume II (of 2) | Anthony Trollope
It enjoys the companionship of its kind, and congregates usually in small flocks.
Chatterbox, 1905. | Various

It congregates in vast shoals, and pursues the fry of other fishes in shallow bays, but never enters fresh-water.
Journals Of Expeditions Of Discovery Into Central Australia And Overland | Edward John Eyre

British Dictionary definitions for congregate

congregate

verb(ˈkɒŋɡrɪˌɡeɪt)

to collect together in a body or crowd; assemble

adjective(ˈkɒŋɡrɪɡɪt, -ˌɡeɪt)

collected together; assembled
relating to collecting; collective

Origin of congregate

C15: from Latin congregāre to collect into a flock, from grex flock

Derived forms of congregate

congregative, adjective
congregativeness, noun
congregator, noun

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