assemble · verb /əˈsem.bəl/Full view
assemble (BUILD)
C2 T to build something by joining parts together
Dictionary example:

Their furniture is easy to assemble.

Learner example:

The people of the nearby town suffer from unemployment and this makes the Town Hall dignitaries take a package of measures, for example, build a plant [for] assembling cars where thousands of people will be employed. (Certificate of Proficiency in English; C2; Russian)

assemble (GROUP)
C2 I or T to join other people somewhere to make a group, or to bring people together into a group
Dictionary example:

They assembled in the meeting room after lunch.

Learner example:

Soon a rescue team was assembled by experienced skiers and climbers, and started com[b]ing the mountain looking for the missing snowboarder. (Certificate of Proficiency in English; C2; Greek)

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