1
[ verb ] make by putting pieces together

Examples

"She pieced a quilt" "He tacked together some verses"

Used in print

(Statements 87th Congress, 1st Session. Appropriations,...)

assemble and maintain pertinent and current scientific literature , both domestic and foreign , and issue bibliographical data with_respect_thereto ;

(Raymond J. Corsini et al., Roleplaying in Business...)

Let us now put some flesh_on_the_theoretical_bones we have assembled by giving illustrations of roleplaying used for evaluation and analysis .

2
[ verb ] collect in one place

Examples

"We assembled in the church basement" "Let's gather in the dining room"

Used in print

(B. J. D. Meeuse, The Story of Pollination....)

The blooms of Ribes and of the willow and sloe are the places where large_numbers of our early insects will assemble : honeybees , bumblebees , and other wild bees , and also various kinds of flies .

(Douglas Ashford, "Elections in Morocco: Progress...)

Until the Charter_of_Liberties was issued in the fall of 1958 , there were no guarantees of the right to assemble or to organize for political purposes .

3
[ verb ] get people together

Synonyms

get_together gather

Examples

"assemble your colleagues" "get together all those who are interested in the project" "gather the close family members"

Used in print

(Booton Herndon, "From Custer to Korea, The 7th Cavalry"...)

He assembled a group of 25 men , composed of wounded troopers awaiting evacuation , the company clerk , supply men , cooks and drivers , and led them to the hill .

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