con´gre|ga´tor

con´gre|ga´tor
con|gre|gate «verb. KONG gruh gayt; adjective. KONG gruh giht, -gayt», verb, -gat|ed, -gat|ing, adjective.
–v.i.
to come together into a crowd or mass; assemble: »

The scouts congregated around the campfire. Bits of steel filings congregated around the magnet.

SYNONYM(S): gather, collect.
–v.t.
to bring together into a crowd or mass; assemble: »

The church bells rang to congregate the members. The north wind congregates in crowds the floating mountains of the silver clouds (Shelley).

SYNONYM(S): gather, collect.
–adj.
1. gathered together; assembled.
2. collective.
[< Latin congregāre (with English -ate1), ultimately < com- together + grex, gregis flock, herd, crowd]
con´gre|ga´tor, noun.

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  • con|gre|gate — «verb. KONG gruh gayt; adjective. KONG gruh giht, gayt», verb, gat|ed, gat|ing, adjective. –v.i. to come together into a crowd or mass; assemble: »The scouts congregated around the campfire. Bits of steel filings congregated around the magnet.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • gre — ag·gre·ga·ble; ag·gre·ga·tion; ag·gre·ga·tive; an·gre·cum; ba·gre; bu·gre; ca·nai·gre; con·gre·gant; con·gre·ga·tion; con·gre·ga·tion·al·ism; con·gre·ga·tive; con·gre·ga·tor; ea·gre; gan·gre·nous; gre·bo; gre·cian·ize; gre·cism; gre·cize;… …   English syllables

  • tor — ab·ac·tor; ab·bre·vi·a·tor; ab·di·ca·tor; abet·tor; ab·ne·ga·tor; abom·i·na·tor; ab·sol·vi·tor; ab·strac·tor; ac·cel·er·a·tor; ac·cen·tor; ac·cen·tu·a·tor; ac·cep·tor; ac·com·mo·da·tor; ac·cu·mu·la·tor; acet·y·la·tor; ac·ti·va·tor; ac·tor;… …   English syllables

  • con — con·acre; con·cat·e·nate; con·cave; con·ceal·er; con·ceit; con·cen·trate; con·cen·tra·tor; con·cen·tric; con·cep·tual; con·cern; con·cern·ing; con·cert; con·cer·tante; con·cer·ti·na; con·ces·sion·ary; con·cha; con·cin·nate; con·com·i·tant;… …   English syllables

  • congregator — con·gre·ga·tor …   English syllables

  • congregate — con•gre•gate v. [[t]ˈkɒŋ grɪˌgeɪt[/t]] adj. [[t]ˈkɒŋ grɪ gɪt, ˌgeɪt[/t]] v. gat•ed, gat•ing, adj. 1) to come or bring together in a crowd, body, or mass; assemble, esp. in large numbers; collect 2) congregated; assembled 3) formed by collecting;… …   From formal English to slang

  • ga — ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·ne·ga·tor; abo·ga·do; ab·ro·ga·tion; adeph·a·ga; ad·ro·ga·tion; ae·ga·grop·i·la; ag·gre·ga·ble; ag·gre·ga·tion; ag·gre·ga·tive; agré·ga·tion; ai·ga; aju·ga; alac·ta·ga; al·a·lon·ga; al·ga; al·lac·ta·ga; al·le·ga·tion;… …   English syllables

  • tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… …   English syllables

  • na — abhi·na·ya; ab·na·ki; abom·i·na·ble; abom·i·na·tion; abom·i·na·tor; acae·na; aca·na; ac·a·ri·na; acei·tu·na; aceph·a·li·na; acet·y·le·na·tion; ach·a·ti·na; ac·i·na·ceous; acu·mi·na·tion; ada·na; ade·na; ad·na·tion; aero·na·val; aesch·na;… …   English syllables

  • ca — ab·a·ca; aba·ca·te; aba·ca·xi; ab·di·ca·ble; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·di·ca·tor; ab·ra·ca·dab·ra; ac·ca; ac·ciac·ca·tu·ra; ace·ti·fi·ca·tion; acid·i·fi·ca·tion; ac·ro·tho·rac·i·ca; ac·ti·fi·ca·tion; ad·ju·di·ca·taire; ad·ju·di·ca·tio; ad·ju·di·ca·tion;… …   English syllables

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