Assemble
[ə'semb(ə)l] or [ə'sɛmbl]
Definition
(verb.) create by putting components or members together; 'She pieced a quilt'; 'He tacked together some verses'; 'They set up a committee'.
(verb.) get people together; 'assemble your colleagues'; 'get together all those who are interested in the project'; 'gather the close family members'.
Typed by Lillian--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t.) To collect into one place or body; to bring or call together; to convene; to congregate.
(v. i.) To meet or come together, as a number of individuals; to convene; to congregate.
(v. i.) To liken; to compare.
Inputed by Joanna
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. Collect, muster, convene, convoke, congregate, gather, levy, call, call together, bring together, get together.
v. n. Converse, meet, meet together, come together.
Inputed by Franklin
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Gather, collect, congregate, amass, muster, call_together, convoke, convene
ANT:Scatter, disperse, go_away, dismiss
Checker: Victoria
Definition
v.t. to call or bring together: to collect.—v.i. to meet together.—ns. Assem′blage a collection of persons or things; Assem′blance (Spens.) an assembling: (Shak.) semblance: representation; Assem′bly the act of assembling: the company so assembled: a gathering of persons for any purpose as for religious worship or social entertainment: specially applied to the lower house of the legislature in some of the United States and British colonies: (mil.) a drum-beat esp. that before a march upon which the soldiers strike their tents; Assem′bly-room a room in which persons assemble especially for dancing.—General Assembly in Scotland Ireland and the United States the highest court of the Presbyterian Church; Legislative Assembly in many of the British colonies the title of the lower house of the legislature; National Assembly the first of the revolutionary assemblies in France which sat 1789-91—also called the Constituent Assembly superseded in 1791 by the Legislative Assembly.
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Examples
- All the troops you can quickly assemble should be brought. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- The machine is provided with a series of finger keys, which, when pressed like the keys of a typewriter, cause the letter moulds to assemble in a line in their proper order for print. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- By the use of the assembling line, better inspection is possible, than where one or two men assemble the entire motor. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- An impressive silence broods over the monstrous structure where such multitudes of men and women were wont to assemble in other days. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Thou dost not fear, said the Templar, that they can assemble in force sufficient to attempt the castle? Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- All the indoor servants were to assemble in the hall. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- One of these was to assemble at Belleville, some eighteen miles south-east of St. Louis. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- I accordingly assembled my troop, and proposed to them this retrograde movement, instead of the continuation of our journey to Auxerre. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Gradually the Army of Occupation assembled at Corpus Christi. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- The assembled warriors and chieftains examined me closely, feeling my muscles and the texture of my skin. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- We were interrupted by an attendant, who announced, that the staff of Raymond was assembled in the council-chamber. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- The final operation in the motor assembly line is the block test, where the motor is inspected and tested before being assembled into the chassis. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- He assembled an army, accumulated guns, and then laid claim to the Punjab, because Timur had conquered it a hundred and seven years before. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Crowds of spectators assembled to see the boat start on its first experimental voyage. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- The operator in Fig. 6 is shown assembling switch plugs and is in the act of driving home a screw which holds in place the fiber bar over which the cord bends. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- By the use of the assembling line, better inspection is possible, than where one or two men assemble the entire motor. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The naval force had been already assembled, or was assembling, but they were obliged to run into Beaufort for munitions, coal, etc. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- It proved to be a dynamo, which I finally succeeded in assembling and running. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- At the end of this testing period, if no defect has developed, the motor is approved, placed upon a special truck and wheeled to the final assembling line. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- A moment, and I occupy my place in the Cathedral, where we all went together, every Sunday morning, assembling first at school for that purpose. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- The shrinking pit for assembling is situated between the heating furnace and oil tank. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- A great crowd assembles in Lincoln's Inn Fields on the day of the funeral. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Operated by a single person, the Mergenthaler produces and assembles linotypes ready for the press or stereotyping table at the rate of from 3,600 to 7,000 ems (type characters) per hour. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
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