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[ verb kong -gri-geyt; adjective kong -gri-git, -geyt ] SHOW IPA
/ verb ˈkɒŋ grɪˌgeɪt; adjective ˈkɒŋ grɪ gɪt, -ˌgeɪt / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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verb (used without object), con·gre·gat·ed, con·gre·gat·ing. to come together; assemble, especially in large numbers: People waiting for rooms congregated in the hotel lobby.
verb (used with object), con·gre·gat·ed, con·gre·gat·ing. to bring together in a crowd, body, or mass; assemble; collect.
adjective congregated; assembled.
formed by collecting; collective.
Origin of congregate 1350–1400; Middle English (adj.) <Latin congregātus (past participle of congregāre to flock together), equivalent to con- con- + greg- (stem of grex ) flock + -ātus -ate1
SYNONYMS FOR congregate 1 gather, collect, throng, cluster.
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OTHER WORDS FROM congregate con·gre·ga·tive, adjective con·gre·ga·tive·ness, noun con·gre·ga·tor, noun de·con·gre·gate, verb, de·con·gre·gat·ed, de·con·gre·gat·ing.
non·con·gre·ga·tive, adjective un·con·gre·gat·ed, adjective un·con·gre·ga·tive, adjective
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For this reason they congregate upon the rocky shores, where they may be seen standing in thousands, like regiments of soldiers.
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British Dictionary definitions for congregate verb (ˈkɒŋɡrɪˌɡeɪt ) to collect together in a body or crowd; assemble
adjective (ˈkɒŋɡrɪɡɪt , -ˌɡeɪt ) collected together; assembled
relating to collecting; collective
Derived forms of congregate congregative , adjective congregativeness , noun congregator , noun Word Origin for congregate C15: from Latin congregāre to collect into a flock, from grex flock
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