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| con·vene [ kən vn ] (past and past participle con·vened, present participle con·ven·ing, 3rd person present singular con·venes) |
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1. transitive verb arrange meeting: to call people together for a formal meeting
  A meeting of the working group has been convened for tomorrow.
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2. intransitive verb gather for meeting: to come together for a formal meeting
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3. transitive verb call before court: to order somebody to appear before a court, tribunal, or other decision-making body
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| [15th century. < Latin convenire "come together" < venire "come"] |
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| con·ven·a·ble adjective |
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