First Known Use: 1582
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1rendezvous
noun ren·dez·vous \ˈrän-di-ˌvü, -dā-\
: a meeting with someone that is arranged for a particular time and place and that is often secret
: a place where people agree to meet at a particular time
: a place where many people go to spend time
plural ren·dez·vous \-ˌvüz\
Full Definition of RENDEZVOUS
2
: a meeting at an appointed place and time
3
: the process of bringing two spacecraft together
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Examples of RENDEZVOUS
- But last July's rendezvous between the space shuttle Atlantis and the Russian Mir space station took place in a brand-new climate: the cold war is over, and budgets on both sides of the world are tight. —Fred Guterl, Discover, January 1996
- The hokeyness and childlike innocence of the scene … were endearing, in a Lost Boys sort of way, and I strolled over to the student-activities center for my rendezvous with my cadet informant thinking that The Citadel's version of martial culture was not so menacing after all. —Susan Faludi, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 1994
- Although roadside retreats have long been the haunt of individuals seeking discreet settings for an afternoon or evening rendezvous, the adult motel advertises and caters to a specific clientele. —William Wyckoff, Geographical Review, July 1992
- I was delighted to witness a rendezvous of about 60 cavers, who had come from as far as California, New York and even Switzerland, united in a common purpose. —David Roberts, Smithsonian, November 1988
- He left the car at Thirteenth Street, and might easily call at this hotel. It is a general rendezvous for visitors to the city. —Horatio Alger, The Errand Boy, 1888
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Origin of RENDEZVOUS
Middle French, from rendez vous present yourselves
Related to RENDEZVOUS
- Synonyms
- haunt, purlieu, hangout, resort, stamping ground, stomping ground
Rhymes with RENDEZVOUS
aperçu, avenue, babassu, baby blue, ballyhoo, barbecue, billet-doux, bird's-eye view, black-and-blue, buckaroo, bugaboo, callaloo, caribou, catechu, clerihew, cobalt blue, cockapoo, cockatoo, Cotonou, counterview, curlicue, déjà vu, derring-do, detinue, feverfew, follow-through, gardyloo, hitherto, honeydew, ingenue, interview, IOU, Irish stew, jabiru, Jiangsu, kangaroo, Kathmandu, kinkajou, loup-garou, Makalu, manitou, marabou, McAdoo, microbrew, midnight blue, Montague, Montesquieu, Mountain View, ormolu, overdo, overdue, overshoe, overstrew, overview, parvenu, parvenue, pas de deux, passe-partout, pay-per-view, PDQ, peacock blue, peekaboo, peer review, petting zoo, Pompidou, Port Salut, residue, retinue, revenue, Roh Tae Woo, seppuku, Shikoku, sneak preview, succès fou, switcheroo, talking-to, teleview, Telugu, thereunto, thirty-two, thitherto, Timbuktu, tinamou, twenty-two, view halloo, vindaloo, w, wallaroo, waterloo, well-to-do, what have you, whoop-de-do, witches' brew, Xanadu
2rendezvous
verb ren·dez·vous \ˈrän-di-ˌvü, -dā-\
: to meet at a particular time and place
ren·dez·voused \-ˌvüd\ ren·dez·vous·ing \-ˌvü-iŋ\ ren·dez·vouses \-ˌvüz\
Full Definition of RENDEZVOUS
intransitive verb
: to meet or come together at a particular time and place: come together for a rendezvous (see 1rendezvous)
transitive verb
1
: to bring together at a particular time and place : bring together for a rendezvous
2
: to meet at a rendezvous
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Examples of RENDEZVOUS
- Despite a stuck antenna, the Galileo spacecraft successfully rendezvoused with the asteroid Gaspra last October, coming within 1,000 miles and snapping 150 photos for NASA's scrapbook. —Linda Shiner, Air & Space Smithsonian, February/March 1992
- Grabbing an extra suit of clothes and leaving the rest of his possessions on board with instructions to rendezvous the next day, he and his companions set off. —Ross E. Dunn, The Adventures of Ibn Battuta, 1986
- His two ships were separated in the fog, but rendezvoused according to plan in Dusky Bay in southwest New Zealand to pass the southern winter. —Daniel J. Boorstin, The Discoverers, 1983
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Origin of RENDEZVOUS
(see 1rendezvous)
First Known Use: 1645
Related to RENDEZVOUS
- Synonyms
- cluster, collect, concenter, concentrate, conglomerate, congregate, convene, converge, forgather (or foregather), gather, meet, assemble
- Antonyms
- break up, disband, disperse, split (up)
RENDEZVOUSES Defined for Kids
rendezvous
noun ren·dez·vous \ˈrän-di-ˌvü, -dā-\
plural ren·dez·vous \-ˌvüz\
Definition of RENDEZVOUS for Kids
1
: a place agreed on for a meeting
2
: a planned meeting
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