assemble

To join separate parts together to make a complete object.

• I assembled the chair myself.
• Workers assemble the engines in this factory.
• How long does it take to assemble this model?

How to use it: assemble something from something (He assembled a desk from the parts in the box.)

Similar words: put together, build

Opposites: disassemble, dismantle

Common phrases: assemble a machine, assemble the parts, assemble flatpack furniture

To bring people or things together in one place, or to come together there.

• We assembled a small team.
• She assembled all the documents before the meeting.
• The students assembled outside the school.

How to use it: assemble someone/something for something (She assembled a team for the project.); assemble in/at somewhere (The guests assembled in the garden.)

Similar words: gather, collect, bring together

Opposites: disperse, scatter

Common phrases: assemble a team, assemble the evidence, assemble a collection, assemble in something