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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary as·sem·ble \\ə-ˈsem-bəl\\ verb ( as·sem·bled ; as·sem·bling \\-b(ə-)liŋ\\) ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Anglo-French assembler, from Vulgar Latin * assimulare, from Latin ad- + simul together — more at same
DATE 13th century
transitive verb1. to bring together (as in a particular place or for a particular purpose)2. to fit together the parts ofintransitive verb: to meet together : convene Synonyms: see gather
assemble mid-13 c. (trans.), c.1300 (intrans.), from O.Fr
http://O.Fr . assembler (11 c.), from L. assimulare "to make like, think like," later "to gather together," from ad- "to" + simulare "to make like" (see simulation). In 14 c. it also was a euphemism for "to couple sexually." Assemble together is redundant. Meaning "to put parts together" in manufacturing is from 1852.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English Oxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishassemble
verb ADV. carefully | badly | hastily, quickly a hastily assembled force of warriors | easily | together VERB + ASSEMBLE begin to The French began to assemble an army | manage to | be easy to, be possible to | be difficult to PREP. for We had assembled for the first rehearsal. | into the force that permits atoms to assemble into molecules PHRASES fully/partially assembled The shelves are available in kit form or fully assembled. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 assembleas·sem·ble / E5sembl / verb1. to come together as a group; to bring people or things together as a group 聚集；集合；收集: ▪ [V] All the students were asked to assemble in the main hall. 全体学生获通知到大礼堂集合。 She then addressed the assembled company (= all the people there). 接着她向全体集合者讲话。 ▪ [VN] to assemble evidence / data 收集证据/数据 The manager has assembled a world-class team. 经理已聚集了一个世界一流的班子。 2. [VN] to fit together all the separate parts of sth, for example a piece of furniture 装配；组装: The shelves are easy to assemble. 搁架容易装配。 OPP disassemble ⇨ note at build
assemble verb
⇨ build (easy to assemble) ⇨ meet 1 (assemble in the hall) Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged See assemblé
as·sem·ble\əˈsembəl\ verb( assembled ; assembled ; assembling \-b(ə)liŋ\ ; assembles) Etymology: Middle English assemblen, from Old French assembler, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin assimulare, from Latin ad- + (assumed) Vulgar Latin -simulare (from Latin simul together, at the same time) — more at same transitive verb1. : to bring or summon together into a group, crowd, company, assembly, or unit < even after a new crew had, at great pains, been assembled — V.G.Heiser > < hold all planes until a striking force could be assembled — H.L.Merillat >2. : to bring together: as a. : to put or join together usually in an orderly way with logical selection or sequence < assemble statistics > < evaluating the data assembled > < he assembled a large library > b. : to fit together various parts of so as to make into an operative whole < assemble a radio set > < airplanes being assembled >intransitive verb: to come or meet together in a group, company, assembly, or unit often purposively, sometimes formally < the right of the people peaceably to assemble — U.S. Constitution > < help drill Federal volunteers then assembling about Washington — Robert Bruce > < assemble at one of the taverns for convivial purposes — American Guide Series: New Hampshire >Synonyms: see gather
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