Congregate Definition
kŏnggrĭ-gāt
congregated, congregates, congregating
verb
To bring or come together in a group, crowd, or assembly.
American Heritage
To gather into a mass or crowd; collect; assemble.
Webster's New World
(intransitive): To come together; to assemble; to meet.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
adjective
Involving a group.
Congregate living facilities for senior citizens.
American Heritage
Assembled; collected.
Webster's New World
Collective.
Webster's New World
Origin of Congregate
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Middle English congregaten from Latin congregāre congregāt- com- com- gregāre to assemble (from grex greg- herd ger- in Indo-European roots)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Latin congregatus, past participle of congregare (“to congregate”); from con- (“with, together”) + gregare (“to collect into a flock”), from grex (“flock, herd”). See gregarious.
From Wiktionary
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