assemble
[verb]
Synonyms:
- gather, amass, bring together, call together, collect, come together, congregate, meet, muster, rally
- put together, build up, connect, construct, fabricate, fit together, join, piece together, set up

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Antonyms: disperse
Contrasted words: dispel, dissipate, scatter, leave, part, quit, separate, break up, disband
Related Words: associate, combine, unite, convene, convoke, accumulate, aggregate, amass, garner, bunch, clump, bank, heap, mound, pile, stack

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English Thesaurus: build, construct, put up something, erect, throw something up, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

as‧sem‧ble AC /əˈsembəl/ verb
[Word Family: noun: assembly, assemblage; verb: assemble]
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: assembler, from Vulgar Latin assimulare, from Latin ad- 'to' + simul 'together']

1. [intransitive and transitive] if you assemble a large number of people or things, or if they assemble, they are gathered together in one place, often for a particular purpose:
A large crowd had assembled outside the American embassy.
He looked around at the assembled company (=all the people who had come there).
She had assembled a collection of her favourite songs.

2. [transitive] to put all the parts of something together:
The aircraft will continue to be assembled in France.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

assemble
verb
ADV. carefully | badly | hastily, quickly a hastily assembled force of warriors
easily | together
VERB + ASSEMBLE begin to The French began to assemble an army
manage to | be easy to, be possible to | be difficult to
PREP. for We had assembled for the first rehearsal.
into the force that permits atoms to assemble into molecules
PHRASES fully/partially assembled The shelves are available in kit form or fully assembled.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

build to make a house, road, wall, bridge etc using bricks, stone, wood, or other materials:
A new stadium will be built for the Olympics.
construct to build a building, bridge, machine etc. Construct is more formal than build:
The council plans to construct two new schools.
put up something to build a wall, fence, or building, or put a statue somewhere. Put up is less formal than build:
The neighbours have put up a new wooden fence.
erect formal to build a wall, fence, or building, especially a public building, or put a statue somewhere:
A monument to the Canadian soliders was erected in Green Park.
throw something up British English informal to build something very quickly:
Developers have hastily thrown up family homes in the area.
put together to make something from its parts, for example a piece of furniture:
It took an hour to put the bookcase together.
assemble formal to put all the parts of something such as a machine or a piece of furniture together:
A line of robots assemble the cars.
medium/average build
He was of medium build and wearing a light-coloured jacket.
slim/slender build
She was very strong despite her slender build.
thin build
He had the thin build of a long-distance runner.
slight build (=fairly thin)
Simpson was of slight build and shy in character.
stocky build (=not very tall, but broad and strong)
The man was described as of stocky build with dark hair.
sturdy build (=not very tall but strong and healthy)
an eight-year-old boy of sturdy build
muscular build
These exercises will help you achieve a strong muscular build.
athletic build
She admired his athletic build.
body the shape, size, and appearance of someone’s body:
Many women are not happy with their bodies.
His clothes emphasized his strong body.
figure a woman’s figure is the shape of her body – used especially when it is attractive:
She has a really nice figure.
Freya had an enviably slim figure.
physique the size and appearance of someone’s body – used especially about men who look attractive:
He was over 1.8 m tall with a muscular physique.
Ben has a very athletic physique.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

collect to get things of the same type from different places and bring them together:
She collects stamps (=as a hobby).
They have collected 650 signatures for their petition.
gather to collect information from different places, or to collect crops, flowers, wood etc, especially from the ground:
Computers make it easier to gather information.
The men gathered firewood.
assemble formal to collect something such as information in an organized way:
When all the evidence is assembled, we will write our report.
build up to gradually collect more things of the same type over time:
He has built up one of the country’s finest collections of art.
accumulate to gradually get more and more of something such as money, possessions, or knowledge, over time. Accumulate is more formal than build up:
He is driven by the desire to accumulate wealth.
amass to collect a large amount of something such as money, information, or knowledge, over time:
Carnegie amassed a fortune in the steel industry.
run up a bill/debt/loss informal to allow a debt to increase quickly, especially by spending too much:
He ran up huge gambling debts.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

meet to be in the same place as someone else because you have arranged to see them:
I’ll meet you at the restaurant, OK?
The two leaders are scheduled to meet again next month.
get together informal to meet with a group of people, in order to do something together:
Why don’t we all get together and go out for a drink?
Have the students get together in groups of four to work on the problem.
come together if people come together, they meet in order to discuss things, exchange ideas etc:
Goldman persuaded the heads of the groups to come together for an informal conference.
meet up informal if friends meet up, they meet in order to do something together:
We must meet up some time.
Why don’t I meet up with you after lunch?
gather if people gather somewhere, they come together in the same place in order to do something or see something:
Fans have started to gather outside the stadium.
Angry crowds gathered in front of the US embassy.
assemble formal if people assemble somewhere, they all come and stand together in the same place, especially as part of an officially arranged plan:
If the fire alarm rings, please assemble in the parking lot.
The students began to assemble in the main hall.

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