Assemble

• POS: Verb (usu participle)
• HYPHEN: as=sem=ble

CIDE DICTIONARY

Assemble, v. t. [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.  [1913 Webster]

  "Thither he assembled all his train."  [1913 Webster]

  "All the men of Israel assembled themselves."  [1913 Webster]
•  To collect and put together the parts of; as, to assemble a bicycle, watch, gun, or other manufactured article.  [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

Assemble, v. i. 

 To meet or come together, as a number of individuals; to convene; to congregate.  [1913 Webster]
"The Parliament assembled in November."  [1913 Webster]

Assemble, v. i. 

 To liken; to compare.  [1913 Webster]
"Bribes may be assembled to pitch."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Assemble, v.
1 tr. & intr. gather together; collect.
2 tr. arrange in order.
3 tr. esp. Mech. fit together the parts of.

Etymology

ME f. OF asembler ult. f. L ad to + simul together

THESAURUS

Assemble

accouple, accumulate, agglomerate, agglutinate, aggregate, aggroup, amass, articulate, associate, band, batch, bond, bracket, bridge, bridge over, bring together, build, build up, bulk, bunch, bunch together, bunch up, carve, cast, cement, chain, chase, chisel, clap together, clot, clump, cluster, collect, colligate, collocate, combine, come together, compare, compile, compose, compound, comprise, concatenate, concoct, conglobulate, conglomerate, congregate, conjoin, conjugate, connect, consist of, constitute, construct, convene, converge, convoke, copulate, corral, couple, cover, create, crowd, cull, cumulate, cut, date, devise, dig up, draw together, dredge up, drive together, elaborate, embody, embrace, encompass, engrave, enter into, erect, evolve, extrude, fabricate, fashion, flock together, flow together, forgather, form, formulate, found, frame, fudge together, fuse, gang around, gang up, gather, gather around, gather in, gather together, get in, get together, get up, glean, glue, go into, grave, group, grub, grub up, herd together, hive, horde, huddle, include, incorporate, indite, insculpture, join, join together, juxtapose, knot, lay together, league, levy, link, lump together, make, make up, manufacture, marry, marshal, mass, match, mature, meet, merge, merge in, mill, mix, mobilize, model, mold, muster, organize, pair, partner, patch together, pick, pick up, piece together, pluck, prefabricate, prepare, produce, put together, put up, raise, rake up, rally, rally around, rear, rendezvous, roll into one, round up, run up, scare up, scrape together, scrape up, sculp, sculpt, sculpture, seethe, set up, shape, solder, span, splice, stick together, stream, structure, summon, surge, swarm, synthesize, take in, take up, tape, throng, tie, unify, unite, unite in, weld, whip in, whomp up, write, yoke

ROGET THESAURUS

Assemble

Assemblage

VB assemble, collect, muster, meet, unite, join, rejoin, cluster, flock, swarm, surge, stream, herd, crowd, throng, associate, congregate, conglomerate, concentrate, precipitate, center round, rendezvous, resort, come together, flock get together, pig together, forgather, huddle, reassemble, assemble, muster, bring together, get together, put together, draw together, scrape together, lump together, collect, collocate, colligate, get, whip in, gather, hold a meeting, convene, convoke, convocate, rake up, dredge, heap, mass, pile, pack, put up, truss, cram, acervate, agglomerate, aggregate, compile, group, aggroup, concentrate, unite, collect into a focus, bring into a focus, amass, accumulate, collect in a dragnet, heap Ossa upon Pelion, assemble, collect, muster, meet, unite, join, rejoin, cluster, flock, swarm, surge, stream, herd, crowd, throng, associate, congregate, conglomerate, concentrate, precipitate, center round, rendezvous, resort, come together, flock get together, pig together, forgather, huddle, reassemble, assemble, muster, bring together, get together, put together, draw together, scrape together, lump together, collect, collocate, colligate, get, whip in, gather, hold a meeting, convene, convoke, convocate, rake up, dredge, heap, mass, pile, pack, put up, truss, cram, acervate, agglomerate, aggregate, compile, group, aggroup, concentrate, unite, collect into a focus, bring into a focus, amass, accumulate, collect in a dragnet, heap Ossa upon Pelion.

Council

VB assemble, gather together, meet (assemblage), confer, caucus, hold council, huddle.