# congregate

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈkɒŋɡɹəɡeɪt/ · frequency rank #31,932

## Definitions
1. To collect into an assembly or assemblage; to bring into one place, or into a united body.
2. To come together; to assemble; to meet.

## Etymology
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.

## Common misspellings (15)
`ccongregate`, `cnogregate`, `cognregate`, `congergate`, `conggregate`, `congreagte`, `congregaet`, `congregatte`, `congreggate`, `congregtae`, `congrgeate`, `congrregate`, `conngregate`, `conrgegate`, `ocngregate`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/congregate