From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) [wn]:
assemble
v 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 The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Assemble \As*sem"ble\, v. i.
To meet or come together, as a number of individuals; to
convene; to congregate. --Dryden.
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The Parliament assembled in November. --W. Massey.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Assemble \As*sem"ble\, v. i.
To liken; to compare. [Obs.]
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Bribes may be assembled to pitch. --Latimer.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Assemble \As*sem"ble\, v. t. [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.
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Thither he assembled all his train. --Milton.
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All the men of Israel assembled themselves. --1
Kings viii. 2.
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2. To collect and put together the parts of; as, to assemble
a bicycle, watch, gun, or other manufactured article.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]