α. 1600s entroup.
β. 1600s introupe.
† entroopv.
Obsolete. rare.
transitive (reflexive). To form into a troop, to assemble.
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the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > gather together [verb (transitive)] > assemble (people or animals)
gathera975
samOE
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semblea1325
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minga1400
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suma1500
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to scum together1596
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entroop1609
rustle1883
1609 P. Holland tr. Ammianus Marcellinus Rom. Hist. xvi. xi. 73 The horsemen strongly entrouped [L. conturmaret] themselves.
1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Infrottare, to introupe, to insquadron.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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