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congregate

verb
/ˈkɒŋɡɹəɡeɪt/UK/ˈkɒŋɡɹəɡət/UK

Etymology

The adjective is first attested in 1400–1450, in Middle English, the verb c. 1513; from Middle English congregat(e) (“(of people) banded together; (of liquids) accumulated; (of muscles) contracted; (of wounds) closed up”), borrowed from Latin congregātus, perfect passive participle of congregō (“to congregate”) (see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3), from con- (“with, together”) + gregō (“to collect into a flock”), from grex (“flock, herd”). See gregarious and egregious. Participial usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English.

  1. inherited from congregat — “(of people) banded together; (of liquids) accumulated; (of muscles) contracted; (of wounds) closed up”

Definitions

  1. To collect into an assembly or assemblage

    To collect into an assembly or assemblage; to bring into one place, or into a united body.

    • Any multitude of Christian men congregated may be termed by the name of a church.
    • The great receptacle Of congregated waters he called Seas.
    • Cold congregates all bodies.

  2. To come together

    To come together; to assemble; to meet.

    • Even there where merchants most do congregate.

  3. Congregated.

    • VVith all the Gods about him congregate:
  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. Congregated (organized on a congregational basis).

      • congregate churches

    2. Collective

      Collective; assembled; compact.

    3. Assembled persons.

      • That the congregates may frankelie shew their minds upon such matters as are to come before them.

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Derived

congregative, congregator, recongregate, uncongregated

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at congregate. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01congregate02assemblage03assembled04assemble05assembly06congregation07congregating

A definitional loop anchored at congregate. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at congregate

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA