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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.