v.
Pronunciation: ə - ' sem-b ə l
Function: verb
Inflected Form: as · sem · bled ; as · sem · bling \ -b( ə -)li ŋ \
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French assembler, from Vulgar Latin *assimulare, from Latin ad- + simul together ― more at SAME
Date: 13th century
transitive verb
1 : to bring together (as in a particular place or for a particular purpose)
2 : to fit together the parts of
intransitive verb : to meet together : CONVENE
synonyms see GATHER