con·vene   (kən-vēn')    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 gwā- in Indo-European roots.] con·ven'a·ble adj., con·ven'er, con·ven'or n.

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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