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Latin
Etymology
From con- + gradior (“step, walk”).
Pronunciation
Verb
congredior (present infinitive congredī, perfect active congressus sum); third conjugation iō-variant, deponent
- to go, come or meet with someone, approach; visit, accost, address
- Synonyms: occurrō, inveniō, obeō, offendō, prōcēdō
- to fight, contend, engage
- (of advocates) to strive, struggle, contend
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References
- “congredior”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “congredior”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- congredior in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to meet a person by arrangement, interview him: congredi cum aliquo