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as·sem·ble 
Audio Help [uh-sem-buhl] Pronunciation Key verb, -bled, -bling.
Audio Help [uh-sem-buhl] Pronunciation Key verb, -bled, -bling. –verb (used with object)
–verb (used without object)
| 1. | to bring together or gather into one place, company, body, or whole. |
| 2. | to put or fit together; put together the parts of: to assemble information for a report; to assemble a toy from a kit. |
| 3. | Computers. compile (def. 4). |
| 4. | to come together; gather; meet: We assembled in the auditorium. |
[Origin: 1200–50; ME < OF assembler < VL *assimulāre to bring together, equiv. to L as- as- + simul together + -ā- thematic vowel + -re inf. suffix]
] —Antonyms 1, 4. disperse.
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as·sem·blé
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Audio Help [Fr. a-sahn-bley] Pronunciation Key –noun, plural -blés
Audio Help [Fr. -bley] Pronunciation Key. Ballet.
Audio Help [Fr. -bley] Pronunciation Key. Ballet. | a jump in which the dancer throws one leg up, springs off the other, and lands with both feet together. |
[Origin: < F, ptp. of assembler to assemble]
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v. as·sem·bled, as·sem·bling, as·sem·bles v. tr.
v. intr. To gather together; congregate. See Synonyms at gather. [Middle English assemblen, from Old French assembler, from Vulgar Latin *assimulāre : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin simul, together; see sem-1 in Indo-European roots.] |
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
assemble
c.1250 (trans.), c.1300 (intrans.), from O.Fr. assembler, from L. assimulare "to make like, think like," later "to gather together," from ad- "to" + simul "together." In 14c. it also was a euphemism for "to couple sexually." Assemble together is redundant. Meaning "to put parts together" in manufacturing is from 1852; assembly line is first recorded 1914, Amer.Eng. Assembly is 1330, from O.Fr. assemblee.
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| 1. | create by putting components or members together; "She pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses"; "They set up a committee" [ant: break apart] |
| 2. | collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room" [syn: meet] |
| 3. | get people together; "assemble your colleagues"; "get together all those who are interested in the project"; "gather the close family members" |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
assemble1 [əˈsembl] verb
(of people) to come together
Example: The crowd assembled in the hall.
assemble2 [əˈsembl] verbExample: The crowd assembled in the hall.
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to call or bring together
Example: He assembled his family and told them of his plan.
assemble3 [əˈsembl] verbExample: He assembled his family and told them of his plan.
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to put together (a machine etc)
Example: He assembled the model aeroplane.
See also: assemblyExample: He assembled the model aeroplane.
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Assemble
As*sem"blage\, n. [Cf. F. assemblage. See Assemble.]1. The act of assembling, or the state of being assembled; association. In sweet assemblage every blooming grace. --Fenton. 2. A collection of individuals, or of individuals, or of particular things; as, a political assemblage; an assemblage of ideas. Syn: Company; group; collection; concourse; gathering; meeting; convention. Usage: Assemblage, Assembly. An assembly consists only of persons; an assemblage may be composed of things as well as persons, as, an assemblage of incoherent objects. Nor is every assemblage of persons an assembly; since the latter term denotes a body who have met, and are acting, in concert for some common end, such as to hear, to deliberate, to unite in music, dancing, etc. An assemblage of skaters on a lake, or of horse jockeys at a race course, is not an assembly, but might be turned into one by collecting into a body with a view to discuss and decide as to some object of common interest.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Assemble
As*sem"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Assembled; p. pr. & vb. n. Assembling.] [F. assembler, fr. LL. assimulare to bring together to collect; L. ad + simul together; akin to similis like, Gr. ? at the same time, and E. same. Cf. Assimilate, Same.] To collect into one place or body; to bring or call together; to convene; to congregate. Thither he assembled all his train. --Milton. All the men of Israel assembled themselves. --1 Kings viii. 2.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Assemble
As*sem"ble\, v. i. To meet or come together, as a number of individuals; to convene; to congregate. --Dryden. The Parliament assembled in November. --W. Massey.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Assemble
As*sem"ble\, v. i. To liken; to compare. [Obs.] Bribes may be assembled to pitch. --Latimer.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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