to come together; assemble, esp. in large numbers

People waiting for rooms congregated in the hotel lobby.

to bring together in a crowd, body, or mass; assemble; collect.

congregated; assembled.

formed by collecting; collective.

verb

divide , scatter , separate

verb

besiege , bunch up , collect , concentrate , congress , convene , converge , convoke , corral , flock * , forgather , gang around , gang up , gather , hang out * , make the scene , mass , meet , meet up , muster , pack , raise , rally , rendezvous , round up , swarm , teem , throng , call , cluster , get together , group , summon , assemble , flock