CONGREGATING

congregation, congregating

(noun) the act of congregating

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

congregating

present participle of congregate

Source: Wiktionary


CONGREGATE

Con"gre*gate, a. Etym: [L. congregatus, p.p. of congregare to congregate; on- + gregare to collect into a flock, fr. grex flock, herd. See Gregarious.]

Definition: Collected; compact; close. [R.] Bacon.

Con"gre*gate, v. t. [imp. & p.p. Congregated; p.pr. & vb.n. Congregating]

Definition: To collect into an assembly or assemblage; to assemble; to bring into one place, or into a united body; to gather together; to mass; to compact. Any multitude of Christian men congregated may be termed by the name of a church. Hooker. Cold congregates all bodies. Coleridge. The great receptacle Of congregated waters he called Seas. Milton.

Con"gre*gate, v. i.

Definition: To come together; to assemble; to meet. Even there where merchants most do congregate. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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