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verb

Convene v. t.

To cause to assemble; to call together; to convoke. "And now the almighty father of the gods Convenes a council in the blest abodes."

To summon judicially to meet or appear. "By the papal canon law, clerks... can not be convened before any but an ecclesiastical judge."

Convene v. i. (past & past part. convened; pres. part. convenong)

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."

To come together, as in one body or for a public purpose; to meet; to assemble. "The Parliament of Scotland now convened." "Faint, underneath, the household fowls convene."

Synonyms: To meet; to assemble; to congregate; to collect; to unite.

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"Convene" Quotes from Famous Books

... postponed until the religious life be commenced? That is uncertain, and it may be years before a household altar is established. The only safe way is to begin at once by holding a short service. Simple it may be. It was the daily custom of President Hayes, during his presidential term of office, to convene his family for daily worship. The prayer consisted of only the Lord's Prayer. But it was enough. The minds of the household were directed toward spiritual things. The help of God was sought, to bear whatever burdens ...

— The Wedding Day - The Service--The Marriage Certificate--Words of Counsel • John Fletcher Hurst

... organization, the meeting of the corporators for that purpose was appointed for the day afterward so mournfully conspicuous as that of the funeral obsequies of our assassinated President. Amidst the sad and angry excitement of the closing scenes of that terrible tragedy, it was found impossible to convene a sufficient number of the corporators (although present in the city) to form a quorum for the transaction of business. The opportunity thus lost did not recur, and though an effort was made to substitute proxies for actual members of the body, it was unsuccessful, ...

— Woman's Work in the Civil War - A Record of Heroism, Patriotism, and Patience • Linus Pierpont Brockett

... and Armstrongs did convene, They were a gallant company; "We'll ride and meet our lawful king, And ...

— The Eskdale Herd-boy • Mrs Blackford

... legislative and administrative machinery, as the United States has at Washington. For legislative purposes our Washington is a shifting one. It is wherever the Association may hold its annual meeting and wherever the Council may convene in the interim. For such administrative and executive purposes as require a fixed location, our Washington is for the present in Boston. Next year it may be elsewhere; but whether it shall remain there or move to some other place would ...

— A Librarian's Open Shelf • Arthur E. Bostwick

... different kind, was intrusted to George Croghan. Governor Morris by letter requested him to convene at Aughquick, in Pennsylvania, as many warriors as possible of the mixed tribes of the Ohio, distribute among them wampum belts sent for the purpose, and engage them to meet General Braddock when on the march, and render him all the ...

— The Life of George Washington, Volume I • Washington Irving

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