Meaning & use
assemble
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To gather people together in one place, or to fit together the parts of something to build a whole.
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The principal asked all students to assemble in the gymnasium.
It took him an hour to assemble the bookshelf from its instructions.
A note on using this word
Used both for bringing people together and for putting together physical parts, such as furniture or machinery.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
disassembledisperse
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