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con·gre·gate (käŋ′grə gāt′, kän′-; for adj., -git)
transitive verb, intransitive verb congregated -·gat′ed, congregating -·gat′·ing
to gather into a mass or crowd; collect; assemble
Etymology: < L congregatus, pp. of congregare, to congregate < com-, together + gregare, to collect into a flock, gather < grex, a flock: see gregarious
adjective
- assembled; collected
- collective
Related Forms:
- congregative con′·gre·ga′·tive adjective
- congregator con′·gre·ga′·tor noun
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