The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.]
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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.
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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.