Congregate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkɒŋɡɹəɡeɪt/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Congregate is a verb meaning (transitive) To collect into an assembly or assemblage; to bring into one place, or into a united body.
Meaning
(transitive) To collect into an assembly or assemblage; to bring into one place, or into a united body.
More Meanings
- (intransitive) To come together; to assemble; to meet.
- (obsolete, as a participle) Congregated.
- (obsolete, Christianity) Congregated (organized on a congregational basis).
- (rare) Collective; assembled; compact.
- (obsolete, in the plural) Assembled persons.
Example Sentences
congregate churches
Cold congregates all bodies.
VVith all the Gods about him congregate:
Even there where merchants most do congregate.
Word Forms
- congregates
- congregating
- congregated
Synonyms for congregate
Depending on context, synonyms include amass, assemble, compact, gather, mass, aggregate.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include gather, collected, collect, amassed, concentrated, accumulated.
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