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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Convene \Con*vene"\, v. t. 1. To cause to assemble; to call together; to convoke. And now the almighty father of the gods Convenes a council in the blest abodes. --Pope. 2. To summon judicially to meet or appear. By the papal canon law, clerks . . . can not be convened before any but an ecclesiastical judge. --Ayliffe. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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}.] 1. 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. --Sir I. Newton. 2. 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: convene v 1: meet formally; "The council convened last week" 2: call together; "The students were convened in the auditorium" [syn: {convoke}]
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