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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 WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
assembling
noun: the act of gathering something together [syn: {collection}, {collecting}, {aggregation}]
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