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congregate
English
Etymology
From Latin congregatus, past participle of congregare (“to congregate”), from con- (“with, together”) + gregare (“to collect into a flock”), from grex (“flock, herd”). See gregarious.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?k??.???.?e?t/
Adjective
congregate (comparative more congregate, superlative most congregate)
- (rare) Collective; assembled; compact.
- 1605, Francis Bacon, The Advancement of Learning, Book II, Chapter IX:
- With this reservation, therefore, we proceed to human philosophy or humanity, which hath two parts: the one considereth man segregate or distributively, the other congregate or in society; so as human philosophy is either simple and particular, or conjugate and civil.
- 1605, Francis Bacon, The Advancement of Learning, Book II, Chapter IX:
Verb
congregate (third-person singular simple present congregates, present participle congregating, simple past and past participle congregated)
- (transitive) To collect into an assembly or assemblage; to bring into one place, or into a united body
- Synonyms: amass, assemble, compact, bring together, gather, mass; see also Thesaurus:round up
- 1594, Richard Hooker, Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie
- Any multitude of Christian men congregated may be termed by the name of a church.
- 1825, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Aids to Reflection
- Cold congregates all bodies.
- (intransitive) To come together; to assemble; to meet.
- Synonyms: assemble, begather, forgather; see also Thesaurus:assemble
Related terms
- congregation
Translations
Italian
Verb
congregate
- second-person plural present indicative of congregare
- second-person plural imperative of congregare
- feminine plural of congregato
Anagrams
- conteggerà
Latin
Verb
congreg?te
- second-person plural present active imperative of congreg?
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swarm
English
Etymology
From Middle English swarm, from Old English swearm (“swarm, multitude”), from Proto-Germanic *swarmaz (“swarm, dizziness”), from Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“to buzz, hum”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Swoorm (“swarm”), Dutch zwerm, German Schwarm, Danish sværm, Swedish svärm, Icelandic svarmur (“tumult, swarm”), Latin susurrus (“whispering, humming”), Lithuanian surma (“a pipe”), Russian ???????? (svirél?, “a pipe, reed”).
The verb is from Middle English swarmen, swermen, from Old English swierman (“to swarm”), from Proto-Germanic *swarmijan? (“to swarm”), from the noun. Cognate with Scots swairm, swerm (“to swarm”), Dutch zwermen, German schwärmen, Danish sværme, Swedish svärma.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /sw??m/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /sw??m/
- Rhymes: -??(?)m
Noun
swarm (plural swarms)
- A large number of insects, especially when in motion or (for bees) migrating to a new colony.
- A mass of people, animals or things in motion or turmoil.
- a swarm of meteorites
- those prodigious swarms that had settled themselves in every part of it [Italy]
- (computing) A group of nodes sharing the same torrent in a BitTorrent network.
Derived terms
- aswarm
Translations
Verb
swarm (third-person singular simple present swarms, present participle swarming, simple past and past participle swarmed)
- (intransitive) To move as a swarm.
- (intransitive) To teem, or be overrun with insects, people, etc.
- Every place swarming with soldiers.
- (transitive) To fill a place as a swarm.
- (transitive) To overwhelm as by an opposing army.
- To climb by gripping with arms and legs alternately.
- 1784, William Coxe, Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden and Denmark
- At the top was placed a piece of money, as a prize for those who could swarm up and seize it.
- 1919, W. Somerset Maugham, The Moon and Sixpence, chapter 55
- She called out, and a boy came running along. He swarmed up a tree, and presently threw down a ripe nut. Ata pierced a hole in it, and the doctor took a long, refreshing draught.
- 1784, William Coxe, Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden and Denmark
- To breed multitudes.
Translations
See also
- Appendix:English collective nouns
Anagrams
- warms
Middle English
Alternative forms
- swrame, swarme
Etymology
From Old English swearm, from Proto-Germanic *swarmaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /swarm/, /sw?rm/
Noun
swarm (plural swarmes)
- A swarm (large, moving group of bees)
- (rare) A large group of people.
Derived terms
- swarmen
Descendants
- English: swarm
- Scots: swairm
References
- “swarm, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-24.
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