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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024con•gre•gate /ˈkɑŋgrɪˌgeɪt/USA pronunciation v. [no object], -gat•ed, -gat•ing. - to come together in a body;
collect:The crowd congregated around him as he began his speech.
con•gre•ga•tor, n. [countable]See -greg-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024con•gre•gate (v. kong′gri gāt′;adj. kong′gri git, -gāt′),USA pronunciation v., -gat•ed, -gat•ing, adj. v.i. - to come together;
assemble, esp. in large numbers:People waiting for rooms congregated in the hotel lobby.
v.t. - to bring together in a crowd, body, or mass;
assemble;
collect.
adj. - congregated;
assembled. - formed by collecting;
collective.
- Latin congregātus (past participle of congregāre to flock together), equivalent. to con- con- + greg- (stem of grex) flock + -ātus -ate1
- Middle English (adjective, adjectival) 1350–1400
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged gather, collect, throng, cluster.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: congregate vb /ˈkɒŋɡrɪˌɡeɪt/- to collect together in a body or crowd; assemble
Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin congregāre to collect into a flock, from grex flock |