congregate — Dizionario inglese

Verbo

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

   Uso

   • transitivo

   Sinonimi

   amassassemblecompactbring togethergathermass

   Esempi

   Any multitude of Christian men congregated may be termed by the name of a church.

   The great receptacle Of congregated waters he called Seas.

   Altri esempi (2)

   Cold congregates all bodies.

   And here I would observe, that love of admiration seems scarcely to be properly appreciated; it is the only bond of society—we could not otherwise endure each other. It is the true source of the sublime, and, my conscience obliges me to add, of the ridiculous. Still, it is the strong necessity of admiring each other, and the being admired in our turn, that has built cities, congregated multitudes, and organised what we call our present state of civilisation.

2. To come together; to assemble; to meet.

   Uso

   • intransitivo

   Sinonimi

   assemblebegatherforgather

   Esempi

   Even there where merchants most do congregate.

Aggettivo

1. Congregated.

   Uso

   • obsoleto
   • as a participle

   Esempi

   VVith all the Gods about him congregate:

2. Congregated (organized on a congregational basis).

   Uso

   • obsoleto

   Esempi

   congregate churches

3. Collective; assembled; compact.

   Uso

   • raro

   Esempi

   Altri esempi (1)

   With this reservation, therefore, we proceed to human philosophy or humanity, which hath two parts: the one considereth man segregate or distributively, the other congregate or in society; so as human philosophy is either simple and particular, or conjugate and civil.

Sostantivo

1. Assembled persons.

   Uso

   • in-plural
   • obsoleto

   Esempi

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

Verbo

1. come together, usually for a purpose

   Termini più generali

   meetgatherassembleforgatherforegather

   Esempi

   The crowds congregated in front of the Vatican on Christmas Eve