Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913
Assemble
As·sem′ble (ăs·sĕm′b'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Assembled; p. pr. & vb. n. Assembling.] [F. assembler, fr. LL. assimulare to bring together to collect; L. ad + simul together; akin to similis like, Gr. ? at the same time, and E. same. Cf. Assimilate, Same.] 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. 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. To liken; to compare. [Obs.]
Bribes may be assembled to pitch. Latimer.