congregate

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
/ˈkɒŋɡɹəɡeɪt/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Assembled persons. in-plural,obsolete
    — That the congregates may frankelie shew their minds upon such matters as are to come before them.
动词 v.
  1. To collect into an assembly or assemblage; to bring into one place, or into a united body. transitive
    — Any multitude of Christian men congregated may be termed by the name of a church.
  2. To come together; to assemble; to meet. intransitive
    — Even there where merchants most do congregate.
形容词 adj.
  1. Congregated. obsolete
    — VVith all the Gods about him congregate:
  2. Congregated (organized on a congregational basis). obsolete
    — congregate churches
  3. Collective; assembled; compact. rare
    — 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.

词形变化

congregates present,singular,third-person congregating participle,present congregated participle,past congregated past more congregate comparative most congregate superlative congregates canonical

词源

词源 1
The adjective is first attested in 1400–1450, in Middle English, the verb c. 1513; from Middle English congregat(e) (“(of people) banded together; (of liquids) accumulated; (of muscles) contracted; (of wounds) closed up”), borrowed from Latin congregātus, perfect passive participle of congregō (“to congregate”) (see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3), from con- (“with, together”) + gregō (“to collect into a flock”), from grex (“flock, herd”). See gregarious and egregious. Participial usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English.
词源 2
The adjective is first attested in 1400–1450, in Middle English, the verb c. 1513; from Middle English congregat(e) (“(of people) banded together; (of liquids) accumulated; (of muscles) contracted; (of wounds) closed up”), borrowed from Latin congregātus, perfect passive participle of congregō (“to congregate”) (see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3), from con- (“with, together”) + gregō (“to collect into a flock”), from grex (“flock, herd”). See gregarious and egregious. Participial usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English.
词源 3
The adjective is first attested in 1400–1450, in Middle English, the verb c. 1513; from Middle English congregat(e) (“(of people) banded together; (of liquids) accumulated; (of muscles) contracted; (of wounds) closed up”), borrowed from Latin congregātus, perfect passive participle of congregō (“to congregate”) (see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3), from con- (“with, together”) + gregō (“to collect into a flock”), from grex (“flock, herd”). See gregarious and egregious. Participial usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English.
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