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To assemble is defined as to put something together.

(verb)

An example of assemble is when a parent puts together a toy for his child.

The definition of assemble is to come together in a given place.

(verb)

An example of a group that may assemble is one that is protesting a political action.

See assemble in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb, intransitive verb assembled, assembling

to gather into a group; collect
☆ to fit or put together the parts of (a machine, etc.)
to translate (a computer program, instruction, etc. in assembly language) into machine language: said of an assembly program

Origin: ME assemblen < OFr assembler < VL *adsimulare < L ad-, to + simul, together: see same

See assemble in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb as·sem·bled, as·sem·bling, as·sem·bles

verb, transitive

To bring or call together into a group or whole: assembled the jury.
To fit together the parts or pieces of: assemble a machine; assemble data.

verb, intransitive

To gather together; congregate. See Synonyms at gather.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English assemblen

Origin: , from Old French assembler

Origin: , from Vulgar Latin *assimulāre

Origin: : Latin ad-, ad-

Origin: + Latin simul, together; see sem-¹ in Indo-European roots

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