convene

[kuhn-veen]

verb (used without object), con·vened, con·ven·ing.

to come together or assemble, usually for some public purpose.

verb (used with object), con·vened, con·ven·ing.

to cause to assemble; convoke.
to summon to appear, as before a judicial officer.

Origin of convene

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin convenīre to come together, equivalent to con- con- + venīre to come

Related formscon·ven·a·ble, adjectivecon·ven·a·bly, adverbcon·ven·er, con·ve·nor, nounre·con·vene, verb, re·con·vened, re·con·ven·ing.un·con·ven·a·ble, adjectiveun·con·vened, adjectiveun·con·ven·ing, adjective

Synonyms for convene

1. congregate, meet, collect, gather.

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Related Words for reconvened

rejoin, join, reconcile, reconvene, reunify, reassemble

Examples from the Web for reconvened

Contemporary Examples of reconvened

And when the European Central Bank reconvened after its holiday, it seemed to do something positive.
Economics Developments in the U.S., Europe, and China Could Trip Up Obama’s Reelection Campaign
Daniel Gross
September 6, 2012
Presiding Judge O-Gon Kwon reconvened court until Tuesday when they will attempt to start the trial again.
The Case of the Missing Defendant
Lauren Comiteau
October 26, 2009

Historical Examples of reconvened

Anderson then reconvened the council to lay this answer before them.
Reminiscences of Forts Sumter and Moultrie in 1860-'61
Abner Doubleday
Then Ravick reconvened the meeting, with nobody but his gang.
Four-Day Planet
Henry Beam Piper
The electoral college could not be reconvened because it becomes functus officio immediately after electing the President.
Government in the United States
James Wilford Garner
The Palais Bourbon was cleared, and the Deputies were reconvened in their assembly hall.
A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year
Edwin Emerson
Any Irish owner, upon surrendering his land to the king, got a patent which reconvened it on him.
Landholding In England
Joseph Fisher

British Dictionary definitions for reconvened

convene

verb

to gather, call together, or summon, esp for a formal meeting
(tr) to order to appear before a court of law, judge, tribunal, etc

Word Origin for convene

C15: from Latin convenīre to assemble, from venīre to come

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Word Origin and History for reconvened

convene

early 15c., from Middle French convenir "to suit, agree," from Latin convenire "unite, be suitable, agree, assemble," from com- "together" (see com-) + venire "to come" (see venue). Related: Convened; convener; convening.