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congregate
con·gre·gate [ kóng grə gàyt ]


transitive and intransitive verb  (past and past participle con·gre·gat·ed, present participle con·gre·gat·ing, 3rd person present singular con·gre·gates)
Definition:
 
assemble people or animals: to come together in a group, or gather people or animals into a group


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. having come together: gathered or assembled in a group
2. relating to gathering: relating to an assembled group
[15th century. < Latin congregat-, past participle of congregare "collect together" < greg- "flock"]

con·gre·ga·tive adjective
con·gre·ga·tor noun
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