ASSEMBLE


Meaning of ASSEMBLE in English

/euh sem"beuhl/ , v. , assembled, assembling .

v.t.

1. to bring together or gather into one place, company, body, or whole.

2. to put or fit together; put together the parts of: to assemble information for a report; to assemble a toy from a kit.

3. Computers. compile (def. 4).

v.i.

4. to come together; gather; meet: We assembled in the auditorium.

[ 1200-50; ME assembler assimulare to bring together, equiv. to L as- AS- + simul together + -a- thematic vowel + -re inf. suffix ]

Syn. 1. convene, convoke. See gather. 2. connect. See manufacture. 4. congregate, convene.

Ant. 1, 4. disperse.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .