Etymology

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Today it means: To collect or gather in Full definition →

Middle English ingaderen
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromingaderen“To drive (enemy troops) into a trap”
  2. English todayingather

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

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