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n-veen] 
verb, -vened, -ven⋅ing.| 1. | to come together or assemble, usually for some public purpose. |
| 2. | to cause to assemble; convoke. |
| 3. | to summon to appear, as before a judicial officer. |
| 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.
[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. |