ingather

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ingather

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From Middle English ingaderen (“To drive (enemy troops) into a trap”), equivalent to in- + gather.

verb ingathers · ingathering · ingathered

transitive To collect or gather in she curbed to and fro with her strong forearms rising like springs ingathered, waiting and quivering grievously, and beginning to sweat about it.
intransitive To gather together

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@misc{ingather_2026,
  title = {ingather},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ingather},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}