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convene

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con·vene  (kn-vn)
v. con·vened, con·ven·ing, con·venes
v.intr.
To come together usually for an official or public purpose; assemble formally.
v.tr.
1. To cause to come together formally; convoke: convene a special session of Congress. See Synonyms at call.
2. To summon to appear, as before a tribunal.

[Middle English convenen, from Old French convenir, from Latin convenre : com-, com- + venre, to come; see gw- in Indo-European roots.]

con·vena·ble adj.
con·vener, con·venor n.

convene
Verb
[-vening, -vened] to gather or summon for a formal meeting [Latin convenire to assemble]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.convene - meet formally; "The council convened last week"
reconvene - meet again; "The bill will be considered when the Legislature reconvenes next Fall"
sit - be in session; "When does the court of law sit?"
foregather, forgather, gather, assemble, meet - collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room"
2.convene - call together; "The students were convened in the auditorium"
summon - ask to come; "summon a lawyer"

convene
verb 1. call, gather, assemble, summon, bring together, muster, convoke
2. meet, gather, rally, assemble, come together, muster, congregate
Translations
Spanish convene [kənˈviːn] vt [+ meeting] → convocar
vireunirse

French convene [kənˈviːn] vtconvoquer, assembler
vise réunir, s'assembler

German convene [kənˈviːn] vteinberufen
Italian convene [kənˈviːn] vtconvocare [+ meeting]; organizzare
viconvenire, adunarsi

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About the period when the churches convene at Edinburgh in their annual assemblies, he was to be seen descending the Mound in the company of divers red-headed clergymen: these voluble, he only contributing oracular nods, brief negatives, and the austere spectacle of his stretched upper lip.
Given four, they name a keeper of records, and the office is ready for work; five, they convene a general meeting, and the club is fully constituted.
In the cuddy we were only five, but a more uneven quintette I defy you to convene.
 
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