congregates
Comes together collectively
Congregates is the third-person singular of congregate, meaning to gather or assemble in a group.
People congregate in public spaces; animals congregate at watering holes.
The word suggests coming together in one place, often voluntarily: The crowd congregates outside the stadium before games.
Related to congregation.
Religious reverence and praise
- churchPlace of Christian worship
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- parishionersMembers of local congregation
- faithfulConsistently loyal and true
mosque · synagogue · temple · devout · prayer · mass · service · believers
Accumulates or collects
- meetsComes into contact
- assemblesBrings components together
- convenesFormally gathers a group
- crowdsAssembled multitudes
mingles · socializes · flocks · throngs · rallies · reunites · parties · clubs
Groups of grazing animals
- flocksAnimal groups together
- swarmsGathers in vast numbers
- schoolsPlaces of learning
- murmurationsMass bird flight patterns
colonies · packs · pods · rookeries · migration · nesting · watering hole · roost
Gathers or recovers
- demonstratesShows by example
- marchesCoordinated rhythmic walking
- mobilizesActivates for action
- picketsProtesters outside a workplace
occupies · activists · protesters · solidarity · movement · strike · vigil · sit-in
worship
Religious reverence and praise
- churchPlace of Christian worship
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- parishionersMembers of local congregation
faithful · mosque · synagogue · temple · devout · prayer · mass · service · believers · flock
gathers
Accumulates or collects
crowds · mingles · socializes · flocks · throngs · rallies · reunites · parties · clubs · hangouts
herds
Groups of grazing animals
murmurations · colonies · packs · pods · rookeries · migration · nesting · watering hole · roost · breeding grounds
rallies
Gathers or recovers
- demonstratesShows by example
- marchesCoordinated rhythmic walking
- mobilizesActivates for action
pickets · occupies · activists · protesters · solidarity · movement · strike · vigil · sit-in · chanting
congregatesdisperses
Spreads widely apart
scatters · disbands · dissipates · spreads out · parts
congregatesdisbands
Formally dissolves a group
disperses · divides · disintegrates · dissolves · breaks apart
- preached to the congregationDelivered religious message publicly
- religious congregationsOrganized bodies of worshippers
- church congregation
- congregational prayerGroup supplication in unison
- congregational singingCollective vocal worship
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