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6 dictionary results for: Convene

Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This

con·vene

[kuh

n-veen] Pronunciation Key verb, -vened, -ven·ing.

–verb (used without object)

1.	to come together or assemble, usually for some public purpose.

–verb (used with object)

2.	to cause to assemble; convoke.

3.	to summon to appear, as before a judicial officer.

[Origin: 1400–50; late ME < L convenīre to come together, equiv. to con- con- + venīre to come

]

—Related forms

con·ven·a·ble, adjective

con·ven·a·bly, adverb

con·ven·er, con·ve·nor, noun

—Synonyms 1. congregate, meet, collect, gather.

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con·vene   (kən-vēn') Pronunciation Key
v.   con·vened, con·ven·ing, con·venes

v.   intr.
To come together usually for an official or public purpose; assemble formally.

v.   tr.

To cause to come together formally; convoke: convene a special session of Congress. See Synonyms at call.
To summon to appear, as before a tribunal.

[Middle English convenen, from Old French convenir, from Latin convenīre : com-, com- + venīre, to come; see g^wā- in Indo-European roots.]

con·ven'a·ble adj., con·ven'er, con·ven'or n.

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
convene

1429, from M.Fr. convenir, from L. convenire "unite, be suitable, agree," from com- "together" + venire "to come" (see venue).

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convene
verb
1.	meet formally; "The council convened last week"
2.	call together; "The students were convened in the auditorium" [syn: convoke]

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Convene

Con*vene"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Convened; p. pr. & vb. n. Convenong.] [L. convenire; con- + venire to come: cf. F. convenir to agree, to be fitting, OF. also, to assemble. See Come, and cf. Covenant.]

1. To come together; to meet; to unite. [R.]

In shortsighted men . . . the rays converge and convene in the eyes before they come at the bottom. --Sir I. Newton.

2. To come together, as in one body or for a public purpose; to meet; to assemble. --Locke.

The Parliament of Scotland now convened. --Sir R. Baker.

Faint, underneath, the household fowls convene. --Thomson.

Syn: To meet; to assemble; to congregate; to collect; to unite.

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Convene

Con*vene"\, v. t. 1. To cause to assemble; to call together; to convoke.

And now the almighty father of the gods Convenes a council in the blest abodes. --Pope.

2. To summon judicially to meet or appear.