as;sem;ble pronunciation: function: verb inflected form(s): as;sem;bled; as;sem;bling etymology: middle english, from anglo-french assembler, from vulgar latin *assimulare, from latin ad- + simul together — more at samedate: 13th centurytransitive verb 1 : to bring together (as in a particular place or for a particular purpose)2 : to fit together the parts ofintransitive verb : to meet together : convenesynonyms see gather