congregating

Verb

congregate (third-person singular simple present congregates, present participle congregating, simple past and past participle congregated)

1. (transitive) 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.[1594], Richard Hooker, edited by J[ohn] S[penser], Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie, […], London: […] Iohn Windet, […], →OCLC, (please specify the page)

   Synonyms:

   amass, assemble, compact, bring together, gather, mass, aggregate, bracket, aggroup, collect

2. (intransitive) To come together; to assemble; to meet.
   • Even there where merchants most do congregate.c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

   Synonyms:

   assemble, begather, forgather, collect, congress, crowd, fall in with, flock, gather, gather up

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