Assemble

Pronunciation

Origin

From Middle English assemblen, from Old French assembler ("to assemble"), from Medieval Latin assimulare ("to bring together"), from ad- + simul ("together"), from Proto-Indo-European *sōm-, *som- ("together"), from Proto-Indo-European *sem- ("one, whole"). Cognate with Old English samnian ("to bring together, assemble"). More at sam.

Full definition of assemble

Verb

1. (transitive) To put together.He assembled the model ship.
2. (ambitransitive) To gather as a group.The parents assembled in the school hall.
• MiltonThither he assembled all his train.
• Bible, 1 Kings viii. 2All the men of Israel assembled themselves.
3. (computing) to translate from assembly language to machine code