Convene — Defs

01 v. i. To come together; to meet; to unite.

imp. & p. p. Convened; p. pr. & vb. n. Convenong

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.
“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.

02 v. t. To cause to assemble; to call together; to convoke.

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.