convene
Americanverb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
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to cause to assemble; convoke.
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to summon to appear, as before a judicial officer.
verb
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to gather, call together, or summon, esp for a formal meeting
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(tr) to order to appear before a court of law, judge, tribunal, etc
Other Word Forms
- convenable adjective
- convenably adverb
- convener noun
- convenor noun
- reconvene verb
- unconvenable adjective
- unconvened adjective
- unconvening adjective
Etymology
Origin of convene
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin convenīre to come together, equivalent to con- con- + venīre to come
Example Sentences
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To understand those convening at Epstein’s dinner table, know this law of power: Rich people don’t get richer from tax windfalls.
The Housewives convening was organized by MISTR, a major online provider for PrEP, a daily HIV prevention pill.
From Salon
Campuses convene accomplished operators, investors and founders in unusually intimate settings.
Last week, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, the crown prince of Dubai and the U.A.E.’s defense minister, convened some 300 business leaders promising the executives that “we will emerge stronger.”
Bush asked for authorization to go to war as soon as Congress convened, which began an extended and torturous debate.
From Salon
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