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as•sem•ble

Pronunciation: (u-sem'bul), [key]
—v., -bled, -bling.

—v.t.
1. to bring together or gather into one place, company, body, or whole.
2. to put or fit together; put together the parts of: to assemble information for a report; to assemble a toy from a kit.
3. Computers.compile (def. 4).

—v.i.
to come together; gather; meet: We assembled in the auditorium.

as•sem•blé

Pronunciation: ( Fr. a-sän-blā'), [key]
—n.,
—pl. -blésPronunciation: ( Fr. -blā'). [key] Ballet.
a jump in which the dancer throws one leg up, springs off the other, and lands with both feet together.

assemblagist

assembled