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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Assemble \As*sem"ble\, verb (used with an object) [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}.]
1. 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.
2. To collect and put together the parts of; as, to assemble a bicycle, watch, gun, or other manufactured article. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Assemble \As*sem"ble\, verb (used without an object) To meet or come together, as a number of individuals; to convene; to congregate. --Dryden.
The Parliament assembled in November. --W. Massey.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Assemble \As*sem"ble\, verb (used without an object) To liken; to compare. [Obs.]
Bribes may be assembled to pitch. --Latimer.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
assemble
verb
1: make by putting pieces together; "She pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses" [syn: {piece}, {put together}, {set up}, {tack}, {tack together}] [ant: {disassemble}]
2: collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room" [syn: {meet}, {gather}, {forgather}, {foregather}]
3: get people together; "assemble your colleagues"; "get together all those who are interested in the project"; "gather the close family members" [syn: {gather}, {get together}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
195 Moby Thesaurus words for "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
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