Definitions for assemble
əˈsɛm bəlas·sem·ble

Princeton's WordNet(4.33 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together(verb)

   create by putting components or members together

   "She pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses"; "They set up a committee"

2. meet, gather, assemble, forgather, foregather(verb)

   collect in one place

   "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room"

3. assemble, gather, get together(verb)

   get people together

   "assemble your colleagues"; "get together all those who are interested in the project"; "gather the close family members"

Wiktionary(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. assemble(Verb)

   To put together.

   He assembled the model ship.

   Etymology: From assemblen, from assembler, from assimulare, from ad- + simul, from sōm-, from sem-. Cognate with samnian. More at sam.

2. assemble(Verb)

   To gather as a group.

   The parents assembled in the school hall.

   Etymology: From assemblen, from assembler, from assimulare, from ad- + simul, from sōm-, from sem-. Cognate with samnian. More at sam.

3. assemble(Verb)

   to translate from assembly language to machine code

   Etymology: From assemblen, from assembler, from assimulare, from ad- + simul, from sōm-, from sem-. Cognate with samnian. More at sam.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Assemble(verb)

   to collect into one place or body; to bring or call together; to convene; to congregate

   Etymology: [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.]

2. Assemble(verb)

   to meet or come together, as a number of individuals; to convene; to congregate

   Etymology: [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.]

3. Assemble(verb)

   to liken; to compare

   Etymology: [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.]

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Assemble

   Assemble is the debut full-length album recorded by the Stoke-based ska punk band Grown at Home. It was produced with Curig Huws. The album was released by Cash for Pigs Records on 6 July 2006 on compact disc.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Assemble

   as-sem′bl, v.t. to call or bring together: to collect.—v.i. to meet together.—ns. Assem′blage, a collection of persons or things; Assem′blance (Spens.), an assembling: (Shak.) semblance: representation; Assem′bly, the act of assembling: the company so assembled: a gathering of persons for any purpose, as for religious worship or social entertainment: specially applied to the lower house of the legislature in some of the United States and British colonies: (mil.) a drum-beat, esp. that before a march, upon which the soldiers strike their tents; Assem′bly-room, a room in which persons assemble, especially for dancing.—General Assembly, in Scotland, Ireland, and the United States, the highest court of the Presbyterian Church; Legislative Assembly, in many of the British colonies, the title of the lower house of the legislature; National Assembly, the first of the revolutionary assemblies in France, which sat 1789-91—also called the Constituent Assembly, superseded in 1791 by the Legislative Assembly. [Fr. assembler—Late L. assimulāre, to bring together, ad, to, similis, like. See Assimilate.]

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1. assemble

   A step-by-step process to create or put a product together.

   We did assemble the kitchen table easily together, this was good fun as we have chosen to marry.

   Submitted by MaryC on March 17, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'assemble' in Verbs Frequency: #805

How to pronounce assemble?

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   Alex

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   Karen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of assemble in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of assemble in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of assemble in a Sentence

1. Josh Blackman:

   Contrary to Schumer's suggestion, a working gun does not pop out of the 3-D printer ready to fire, like a pop-tart from the toaster, using a 3-D printer to create the parts, and assemble them, is a time-intensive process that requires advanced knowledge of machining and gunsmithing.

2. Winfield Hancock, Gods and Generals, pg 128, paragraph 3:

   Sir, it is not God who will assemble us on the battlefield, nor position our troops, nor place the cannon, and it is not God who will aim the musket.

3. White House:

   Of course President Xi think these peaceful protests are incredibly important and State Department's important for the Hong Kong government to respect these freedom of expressions, respect the right to peacefully assemble.

4. Ilya Yashin:

   He told me he had been in touch with relatives of Russian soldiers killed there and he was planning a trip to Ivanovo to talk to the parents of those killed soldiers, he said in the very near future he was going to assemble and put in order various evidence and documents directly proving the presence of the Russian military on the territory of Ukraine and, accordingly, (exposing) President's Putin's lies that there are no Russian servicemen there.

5. Giuseppe Pecorino:

   They could even make us assemble bicycles as long as that will keep us working.

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