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assemble

1

[ uh-sem-buhl ]

verb (used with object)

, as·sem·bled, as·sem·bling.
  1. to bring together or gather into one place, company, body, or whole.

    Synonyms: convoke, convene

    Antonyms: disperse

  2. to put or fit together; put together the parts of:

    to assemble information for a report; to assemble a toy from a kit.

    Synonyms: connect

  3. Computers. compile ( def 4 ).


verb (used without object)

, as·sem·bled, as·sem·bling.
  1. to come together; gather; meet:

    We assembled in the auditorium.

    Synonyms: convene, congregate

    Antonyms: disperse

assemblé

2

[ French a-sahn-bley ]

noun

, Ballet.
, plural as·sem·blés [a, -sah, n, -, bley].
  1. a jump in which the dancer throws one leg up, springs off the other, and lands with both feet together.

assemblé

1

/ asɑ̃ble /

noun

  1. ballet a sideways leap in which the feet come together in the air in preparation for landing


assemble

2

/ əˈsɛmbəl /

verb

  1. to come or bring together; collect or congregate
  2. to fit or join together (the parts of something, such as a machine)

    to assemble the parts of a kit

  3. to run (a computer program) that converts a set of symbolic data, usually in the form of specific single-step instructions, into machine language

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Word History and Origins

Origin of assemble1

First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English, from Old French assembler, from Vulgar Latin assimulāre (unrecorded) “to bring together,” from Latin as- as- + simul “together” ( simultaneous ) + -āre, infinitive verb suffix

Origin of assemble2

First recorded in 1820–30; from French, past participle of assembler; assemble

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Word History and Origins

Origin of assemble1

literally: brought together

Origin of assemble2

C13: from Old French assembler, from Vulgar Latin assimulāre (unattested) to bring together, from Latin simul together

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