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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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