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congregate

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Etymology

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FromLatincongregatus, past participle ofcongregare(“to congregate”), fromcon-(“with, together”) +gregare(“to collect into a flock”), fromgrex(“flock, herd”). Seegregarious.

Pronunciation

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(UK)IPA^(key): /ˈkɒŋ.ɡɹə.ɡeɪt/
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Adjective

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congregate (comparativemorecongregate,superlativemostcongregate)

(rare)Collective;assembled;compact.
- 1605,Francis Bacon,The Advancement of Learning, Book II, Chapter IX:
  With this reservation, therefore, we proceed to human philosophy or humanity, which hath two parts: the one considereth man segregate or distributively, the othercongregate or in society; so as human philosophy is either simple and particular, or conjugate and civil.

Verb

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congregate (third-person singular simple presentcongregates,present participlecongregating,simple past and past participlecongregated)

(transitive) To collect into anassembly orassemblage; to bring into one place, or into a united body.
Synonyms:amass,assemble,compact,bring together,gather,mass;see alsoThesaurus:round up
- 1594–1597,Richard Hooker, edited byJ[ohn] S[penser],Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie, […], London: […] Will[iam] Stansby[for Matthew Lownes], published1611,→OCLC,(please specify the page):
  Any multitude of Christian mencongregated may be termed by the name of a church.
- 1667,John Milton, “Book VII”, inParadise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […];[a]nd by Robert Boulter […];[a]nd Matthias Walker, […],→OCLC; republished asParadise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […],1873,→OCLC:
  The great receptacle Ofcongregated waters he called Seas.
- 1825,S[amuel] T[aylor] Coleridge,Aids to Reflection in the Formation of a Manly Character on the Several Grounds of Prudence, Morality, and Religion: […], London: […] Thomas Davison, […] forTaylor andHessey, […],→OCLC:
  Coldcongregates all bodies.
- 1834,L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter VII, inFrancesca Carrara. […], volume II, London:Richard Bentley, […], (successor toHenry Colburn),→OCLC,page68:
  And here I would observe, that love of admiration seems scarcely to be properly appreciated; it is the only bond of society—we could not otherwise endure each other. It is the true source of the sublime, and, my conscience obliges me to add, of the ridiculous. Still, it is the strong necessity of admiring each other, and the being admired in our turn, that has built cities,congregated multitudes, and organised what we call our present state of civilisation.
(intransitive) To come together; to assemble; tomeet.
Synonyms:assemble,begather,forgather;see alsoThesaurus:assemble
- c.1596–1598 (date written),William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, inMr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, andEd[ward] Blount, published1623,→OCLC,[Act I, scene iii]:
  Even there where merchants most docongregate.