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Grammar : Verb
Spell : verb kong-gri-geyt; adjective kong-gri-git, -geyt
Phonetic Transcription : verb ˈkɒŋ grɪˌgeɪt; adjective ˈkɒŋ grɪ gɪt, -ˌgeɪt

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Définition of congregate

Origin :
  • mid-15c., from Latin congregatus "flocking together," past participle of congregare "to herd together, collect in a flock, swarm; assemble," from com- "together" (see com-) + gregare "to collect into a flock, gather," from grex (genitive gregis) "a flock" (see gregarious). Related: Congregated; congregating.
  • verb assemble, come together
Example sentences :
  • It was after sunrise when they reached the ledge where codfish most do congregate.
  • Extract from : « Cap'n Eri » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
  • These are the places where the champions most do congregate and hold forth.
  • Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, December 30, 1914 » by Various
  • There have been inns like the "Castle" where the "quality" loved to congregate.
  • Extract from : « Browning's England » by Helen Archibald Clarke
  • There was no help for it, and men and women had to congregate in these barns together.
  • Extract from : « Auld Licht Idylls » by J. M. Barrie
  • The villa is the spot where good and honest men love to congregate.
  • Extract from : « The Civilisation of the Renaissance in Italy » by Jacob Burckhardt
  • On the straight-back'd oaken settle, congregate the older children.
  • Extract from : « Man of Uz, and Other Poems » by Lydia Howard Sigourney
  • They congregate and sing, as some say to appease, and others to frighten, the evil spirits.
  • Extract from : « Moon Lore » by Timothy Harley
  • The trouble was in the outfield—where the trouble in such contests are sure to congregate.
  • Extract from : « The Varmint » by Owen Johnson
  • Here the men can congregate and read the papers and magazines provided.
  • Extract from : « The Lumberjack Sky Pilot » by Thomas D. Whittles
  • He knows the deeps where the fish most congregate, and there throws in chloride of lime.
  • Extract from : « Poachers and Poaching » by John Watson

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