Definition of congregate Congregate

/kɑˈŋgɹʌgejˌt/ - [kanggrugeyt] - con•gre•gate

We found 10 definitions of congregate from 6 different sources.

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What does congregate mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Verb

congregeats, congregeating, congregeaten  

congregate - come together, usually for a purpose; "The crowds congregated in front of the Vatican on Christmas Eve"
  foregather, forgather, assemble, gather, meet create by putting components or members together; "She pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses"; "They set up a committee"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • congregate (Verb)
    To collect into an assembly or assemblage; to assemble; to bring into one place, or into a united body; to gather together; to mass; to compact.
  • congregate (Verb)
    To come together; to assemble; to meet.
  • congregate (Adjective)
    Collected; compact; close.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • congregate (a.)
    Collected; compact; close.
  • congregate (v. t.)
    To collect into an assembly or assemblage; to assemble; to bring into one place, or into a united body; to gather together; to mass; to compact.
  • congregate (v. i.)
    To come together; to assemble; to meet.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • congregate
    To collect in one place, usually for a purpose.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • congregate
    kong′gre-gāt, v.t. to gather together: to assemble.—v.i. to flock together.—p.adj. Congregat′ed, assembled: aggregated.—n. Congregā′tion, the act of congregating: an assemblage of persons or things: (O.T.) a name given to the children of Israel: a body of people united to worship in a particular church: the name given to the body of Protestant Reformers in Scotland in the time of Mary.—adj. Congregā′tional, pertaining to a congregation.—ns. Congregā′tionalism, a form of church government in which each congregation is independent in the management of its own affairs—also called Independency; Congregā′tionalist, adherent of Congregationalism. [L. congregāre, -ātumcon, together, and grex, gregis, a flock.]

Part of speech

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  • congregate, verb, present, 1st person singular of congregate (infinitive).
  • congregate, verb (infinitive).

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