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English Dictionary: assemble by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
assemble
v
  1. create by putting components or members together; "She pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses"; "They set up a committee"
    Synonym(s): assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together
    Antonym(s): break apart, break up, disassemble, dismantle, take apart
  2. collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room"
    Synonym(s): meet, gather, assemble, forgather, foregather
  3. get people together; "assemble your colleagues"; "get together all those who are interested in the project"; "gather the close family members"
    Synonym(s): assemble, gather, get together
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Assemble \As*sem"ble\, v. t.
      To collect and put together the parts of; as, to assemble a
      bicycle, watch, gun, or other manufactured article.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Assemble \As*sem"ble\, v. i.
      To meet or come together, as a number of individuals; to
      convene; to congregate.                                    --Dryden.
  
               The Parliament assembled in November.      --W. Massey.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Assemble \As*sem"ble\, v. i.
      To liken; to compare. [Obs.]
  
               Bribes may be assembled to pitch.            --Latimer.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   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}.]
      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.
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