assemble

verb

uh-SEM-buhl/əˈsɛm.bəl/

Formsassembles, assembling, assembled

3 meanings of assemble

1
verbtransitive
To put parts together to make a whole.
Like fitting puzzle pieces together to make one picture.
We assemble the bookshelf using the printed instructions.
She assembled the model airplane piece by piece.
Similarbuild, construct, fabricate
Oppositedisassemble, dismantle
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2
verbtransitive or intransitive
To come together in one place as a group.
Like bees gathering back at the hive.
The students assemble in the hall every morning.
A large crowd assembled outside the stadium before the match.
Similargather, congregate, convene, meet, rally
Oppositedisperse, scatter, disband
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3
verbtransitive
To turn code written in assembly language into the machine code a computer runs.
Like translating short notes into a form a machine can read.
The tool will assemble the source file into a working program.
She assembled the code and tested it on the old chip.
Oppositedisassemble
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Origin

It came through Old French from a Latin word meaning "to bring together," based on a root meaning "like" or "similar."