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assemble (əˈsɛmbəl Pronunciation for assemble ) 

Definitions

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

Word Origin

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

Synonyms

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= gather, meet, collect, rally, flock, accumulate, come together, muster, convene, congregate, foregather,
= bring together, collect, gather, rally, summon, accumulate, round up, marshal, come together, muster, convene, amass, congregate, call together, foregather, convoke
= put together, make, join, set up, manufacture, build up, connect, construct, erect, piece together, fabricate, fit together,

assemblé (French) (asɑ̃ble) 

Definitions

noun

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

Word Origin

literally: brought together

Translations for 'assemble'

  • British English: assemble When people assemble or when someone assembles them, they come together in a group. VERBThere wasn't even a convenient place for students to assemble between classes.
  • Brazilian Portuguese: reunir
  • Chinese: 集合
  • European Spanish: reunir_vt/reunirse_vi
  • French: s'assembler
  • German: versammeln
  • Italian: riunire
  • Japanese: 集める/集まる
  • Korean: 모이다
  • Portuguese: reunir
  • Spanish: reunir_vt/reunirse_vi

Example Sentences Including 'assemble'

"She had found all the cards picturing the body spreadeagled at the center of the cross, and now proceeded to assemble them.
Clive Barker EVERVILLE (2001)
Focal point of activity will be Omagh where thousands of Red Hands followers are expected to assemble.
Belfast Telegraph (2003)
For Beijing, the building blocks with which it can assemble a road map are the following.
Globe and Mail (2003)
Henry, Estella, Adeline and I would often assemble to see the start of it.
Holt, Victoria The Black Opal
Iran continues to assemble centrifuges, despite criticism that this violates the spirit of its pledge to stop enrichment.
canada.com (2004)
The race starts in November and the fleet has to assemble in the start port of Les Sables d'Olonne in the second week of October.
Yachting Boating World (2004)
The same team of men are now able to assemble 10 cars a day - their productivity has gone up tenfold.
Pass, Christopher, Lowes, Bryan Collins Dictionary of Economics
They didn't dare assemble in groups of more than two for fear of attracting attention to themselves.
Clive Barker THE GREAT AND SECRET SHOW (2001)
They often seemed on the verge of a breakthrough, but never quite managed to assemble sufficient evidence to make an arrest.
Belfast Telegraph (2003)

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