reassemble
Meaning
to come together again as a group after being apart
to fit the parts of something together again
Structure
Usage
the committee will reassemble next week to finalize the report.
after cleaning the engine, he carefully reassembled all the components.
the birds scattered at the loud noise but soon began to reassemble in the trees.
Etymology
the word 'reassemble' is a relatively modern english formation, built upon the older verb 'assemble'. the core of 'assemble' traces back to the latin verb 'assimulare', meaning 'to bring together', which itself is a combination of 'ad-' (toward) and 'simul' (at the same time, together). the prefix 're-', of latin origin and meaning 'again', was later attached to 'assemble' to create a new verb. this transparent compounding directly conveys the action of gathering or constructing something once more, following the literal logic of its components: to put together again.
Analysis
re- (prefix, from latin, meaning 'again' or 'back'); assemble (verb, from old french 'assembler', ultimately from latin 'ad-' (to) + 'simul' (together), meaning 'to gather or put together').