congregate
English
Etymology
From Latin congregatus, past participle of congregare (“to congregate”), from con- (“with, together”) + gregare (“to collect into a flock”), from grex (“flock, herd”). See gregarious.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɒŋ.ɡɹə.ɡeɪt/
Adjective
congregate (comparative more congregate, superlative most congregate)
- (rare) Collective; assembled; compact.
- 1605, Francis Bacon, The Advancement of Learning, Book II, Chapter IX:
- With this reservation, therefore, we proceed to human philosophy or humanity, which hath two parts: the one considereth man segregate or distributively, the other congregate or in society; so as human philosophy is either simple and particular, or conjugate and civil.
- 1605, Francis Bacon, The Advancement of Learning, Book II, Chapter IX:
Verb
congregate (third-person singular simple present congregates, present participle congregating, simple past and past participle congregated)
- (transitive) To collect into an assembly or assemblage; to bring into one place, or into a united body
- Synonyms: assemble, gather together, mass, compact, bring together; see also Thesaurus:round up
- (Can we date this quote?) Hooker
- Any multitude of Christian men congregated may be termed by the name of a church.
- (Can we date this quote?) Samuel Taylor Coleridge
- Cold congregates all bodies.
- (Can we date this quote?) John Milton
- The great receptacle Of congregated waters he called Seas.
- (intransitive) To come together; to assemble; to meet.
- Synonyms: assemble, begather, forgather; see also Thesaurus:assemble
- (Can we date this quote?) William Shakespeare
- Even there where merchants most do congregate.
Related terms
Translations
To collect into an assembly or assemblage
To come together; to assemble; to meet
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Italian
Verb
congregate
- second-person plural present indicative of congregare
- second-person plural imperative of congregare
- feminine plural of congregato
Latin
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