assemble

Gather into one

Assemble means to gather people or things into one place, or to fit parts together into a whole.

A crowd assembles in a square; workers assemble cars on a factory line.

Some assembly required warns that a product arrives in pieces.

In computing, to assemble is to convert code into machine language.

The team assembled for the briefing.

construct

build

Create a structure

scaffold · blueprint · components · structure · modular · prefab · weld · bolt · fasten · join

gather

congregate

Gather as a group

collect · converge · amass · mobilize · summon · round-up · marshal · group · huddle · cluster

coalition

unite

Bring together as one

solidarity · mobilize · organize · coordinate · collaborate · collective · movement · grassroots · unionize · network

legislative

parliament

National legislative assembly

chamber · caucus · delegates · delegation · committee · quorum · session · convene · ratify · motion

manufacture

factory

Industrial production facility

automation · machinery · plant · workers · shift · components · parts · output · efficiency · mass-production

furniture

flatpack

Disassembled goods for self-assembly

brackets · particleboard · MDF · slats · shelving · bookcase · wardrobe · desk · chair · hardware

Categories
Opposites
gathering of people/groups

assembledisperse

Cause to spread apart

scatter · disband · separate · dismiss · break up

construction of objects/parts

assembledisassemble

Separate into parts

dismantle · take apart · deconstruct · break down · demount

organizational/institutional cohesion

assembledissolve

Disperse into liquid

adjourn · disband · dismiss · disperse · break up

Phrases
Family

assembly, assembled, assembling, disassemble, assemblies, reassemble, assembles, assembler, reassembled

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G