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Congregate \Con"gre*gate\, a. [L. congregatus, p. p. of
congregare to congregate; on- gregare to collect into a
flock, fr. grex flock, herd. See {Gregarious}.]
Collected; compact; close. [R.] --Bacon.
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Congregate \Con"gre*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Congregated}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Congregating}]
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.
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Any multitude of Christian men congregated may be
termed by the name of a church. --Hooker.
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Cold congregates all bodies. --Coleridge.
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The great receptacle
Of congregated waters he called Seas. --Milton.
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Congregate \Con"gre*gate\, v. i.
To come together; to assemble; to meet.
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Even there where merchants most do congregate. --Shak.
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