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con·gre·gate verb -gat·ed; -gat·ing [ORIGIN: ME, fr. L congregatus, pp. of congregare, fr. com- together + greg-, grex flock]

: to collect into a group or crowd : ASSEMBLE

Synonyms

assemble, cluster, collect, concentrate, conglomerate, convene, forgather, gather, meet, rendezvous—more at ASSEMBLE

con·gre·ga·tion noun 1 : an assembly of persons met esp. for worship; also : a group that habitually so meets

2 : a religious community or order

3 : the act or an instance of congregating

Synonyms

assemblage, assembly, conference, convocation, gathering, meeting, muster—more at GATHERING

con·gre·ga·tion·al adjective 1 : of or relating to a congregation

2 cap : observing the faith and practice of certain Protestant churches which recognize the independence of each congregation in church matters

— con·gre·ga·tion·al·ism noun, often cap

— con·gre·ga·tion·al·ist noun, often cap

con·gress noun 1 : an assembly esp. of delegates for discussion and usu. action on some question

2 : the body of senators and representatives constituting a nation's legislature

— con·gres·sio·nal adjective

Synonyms

assembly, conference, convention, convocation, council, gathering, get-together, huddle, meeting, powwow, seminar—more at MEETING

con·gress·man noun : a member of a congress

con·gress·wom·an noun : a woman who is a member of a congress

con·gru·ence noun : the quality of agreeing or coinciding : CONGRUITY

— con·gru·ent adjective

con·gru·en·cy noun, plural -cies : CONGRUENCE

con·gru·ity noun, plural -ities : correspondence between things

con·gru·ous adjective : being in agreement, harmony, or correspondence

Synonyms

balanced, consonant, harmonious—more at HARMONIOUS

compatible, conformable, consistent, consonant, correspondent, harmonious—more at CONSISTENT

con·ic adjective 1 : of or relating to a cone

2 : CONICAL

con·i·cal adjective : resembling a cone esp. in shape

co·ni·fer noun : any of an order of shrubs or trees (as the pines) that usu. are evergreen and bear cones

— co·nif·er·ous adjective

conj abbreviation conjunction

con·jec·tur·al adjective : of the nature of or involving or based on conjecture

Synonyms

hypothetical, speculative, theoretical—more at THEORETICAL

1conjecture noun 1 : a conclusion deduced by surmise or guesswork : GUESS, SURMISE

2 : inference from defective or presumptive evidence

Synonyms

[1, 2] guess, supposition, surmise; also hypothesis, theory, thesis; speculation; hunch, intuition; belief, faith

2conjecture verb : to arrive at or deduce by conjecture : GUESS

Synonyms

calculate, call, estimate, figure, gauge, guess, judge, make, place, put, reckon, suppose—more at ESTIMATE

assume, guess, presume, speculate, suppose, surmise, suspect—more at GUESS

con·join verb : to join together

— con·joint adjective

Synonyms

associate, coalesce, combine, connect, couple, fuse, join, link, marry, unify, unite—more at UNITE

con·joint adjective : related to, made up of, or carried on by two or more in combination

Synonyms

collective, common, communal, concerted, joint, mutual, public, united—more at COLLECTIVE

con·ju·gal adjective : of or relating to marriage : MATRIMONIAL

Synonyms

connubial, marital, matrimonial, nuptial—more at MARITAL

1conjugate adjective 1 : united esp. in pairs : COUPLED

2 : of kindred origin and meaning

— con·ju·gate·ly adverb

2conjugate verb -gat·ed; -gat·ing 1 : INFLECT <~ a verb>

2 : to join together : COUPLE

con·ju·ga·tion noun 1 : an arrangement of the inflectional forms of a verb

2 : the act of conjugating : the state of being conjugated

con·junct adjective : JOINED, UNITED

con·junc·tion noun 1 : the act or an instance of conjoining : the state of being combined

2 : occurrence at the same time

3 : a word that joins together sentences, clauses, phrases, or words

Synonyms

confluence, convergence, meeting—more at CONVERGENCE

con·junc·ti·va noun, plural -vas or -vae : the mucous membrane lining