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Cross references:
1. infer
1. gath.er \'gath-*r, 'geth-\ \-(*-)rin\ \-*r-*r\ vb or gath.er.ing [ME
gaderen, fr. OE gaderian; akin to Skt gadh to hold fast -m more at GOOD 1:
to bring together : COLLECT 2a: PICK, HARVEST 2b: to pick up little by
little 2c: to gain by gradual increase {~ speed} 2d: to accumulate and
place in order or readiness {~ed up hi s tools} 2e: to assemble (volume
signatures) in sequence for binding 3: to serve as a center of attraction
for 4: to effect the collection of (as tax) 5a: to summon up 5b: to
prepare (as oneself) by mustering strength 6a: to bring together the parts
of 6b: to draw about or close to something {~ing his cloak abou t him} 6c:
to pull (fabric) along a line of stitching so as to draw into puckers 6d:
to haul in 7: GUESS, DEDUCE 1a: to come together in a body 1b: to
cluster around a focus of attraction 2a: to swell and fill with pus 2b:
GROW, INCREASE most general term for bringing or coming together and lacks
definite connotation except when it suggests a picking or harvesting;
COLLECT often implies careful selection or orderly arrangement; ASSEMBLE
implies an ordered union or organization of persons or things and a
definite purpose in their coming or being brought together; CONGREGATE
implies a spontaneous flocking together into a crowd or huddle - gath.er.er
n SYN syn COLLECT, ASSEMBLE, CONGREGATE: GATHER is the
2. gather n 1: something gathered; esp : a puckering in cloth made by
gathering 2: an act or instance of gathering