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ASSEMBLE
assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together
(verb) create by putting components or members together; “She pieced a quilt”; “He tacked together some verses”; “They set up a committee”
meet, gather, assemble, forgather, foregather
(verb) collect in one place; “We assembled in the church basement”; “Let’s gather in the dining room”
assemble, gather, get together
(verb) get people together; “assemble your colleagues”; “get together all those who are interested in the project”; “gather the close family members”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
assemble (third-person singular simple present assembles, present participle assembling, simple past and past participle assembled)
(transitive) To put together.
(ambitransitive) To gather as a group.
(computing) to translate from assembly language to machine code
Synonyms
• (to put together): build, construct, produce, put together; see also build
• (to gather as a group): collect, begather; see also assemble or round up
Anagrams
• beamless
Source: Wiktionary
As*sem"ble, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Assembled; p. pr. & vb. n. Assembling.] Etym: [F. assembler, fr. LL. assimulare to bring together to collect; L. ad + simul together; akin to similis like, Gr. same. Cf. Assimilate, Same.]
Definition: To collect into one place or body; to bring or call together; to convene; to congregate. Thither he assembled all his train. Milton. All the men of Israel assembled themselves. 1 Kings viii. 2.
As*sem"ble, v. i.
Definition: To meet or come together, as a number of individuals; to convene; to congregate. Dryden. The Parliament assembled in November. W. Massey.
As*sem"ble, v. i.
Definition: To liken; to compare. [Obs.] Bribes may be assembled to pitch. Latimer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SINCERE
(adjective) open and genuine; not deceitful; “he was a good man, decent and sincere”; “felt sincere regret that they were leaving”; “sincere friendship”
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