English verb: assemble | |||
1. | assemble (creation) create by putting components or members together | ||
Samples | She pieced a quilt. He tacked together some verses. They set up a committee. | ||
Synonyms | piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bring together, create, join, make | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | comfit, compound, confect, confection, configure, confuse, jumble, mix up, reassemble, rig up | ||
Antonyms | break apart, disassemble, take apart, dismantle, break up | ||
2. | assemble (social) collect in one place | ||
Samples | We assembled in the church basement. Let's gather in the dining room. | ||
Examples | The crowds assemble in the streets | ||
Synonyms | foregather, forgather, gather, meet | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | interact | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | aggroup, caucus, club, clump, cluster, congregate, constellate, convene, converge, crowd, crowd together, flock, fort, fort up, group, hive, meet, turn out | ||
Verb group | come across, encounter, meet, run across, run into, see | ||
3. | assemble (social) get people together | ||
Samples | Assemble your colleagues. Get together all those who are interested in the project. Gather the close family members. | ||
Examples | They want to assemble the prisoners | ||
Synonyms | gather, get together | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | make | ||
Cause | assemble, foregather, forgather, gather, meet | ||