The Same Category

The three words that appear below can be anagrammed to form three new words that all belong to the same category. What can the words be anagrammed into and what category do they all belong to?

PATHOGEN, RELATING, CONGAED

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Clue: CLERIC is another word that can be anagrammed into a word of the same category.

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Answer:

HEPTAGON, TRIANGLE, DECAGON.

These words belong to the category of shapes.

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