1. (v. i.) To call together; to summon; to unite; as, to convene a meeting of the elders.
2. (v. i.) To come together, as in one body or for a public purpose; to meet; to assemble.
3. (v. t.) To cause to assemble; to call together; to convoke.
4. (v. t.) To summon judicially to meet or appear.
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