amass

[ uh-mas ]
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verb (used with object)
  1. to gather for oneself; collect as one's own: to amass a huge amount of money.

  2. to collect into a mass or pile; gather: He amassed his papers for his memoirs.

verb (used without object)
  1. to come together; assemble: crowds amassing for the parade.

Origin of amass

1
First recorded in 1475–85; from French amasser, equivalent to a- a-5 + masse mass + -er, infinitive suffix

Other words for amass

Other words from amass

  • a·mass·a·ble, adjective
  • a·mass·er, noun
  • a·mass·ment, noun
  • re·a·mass, verb (used with object)
  • re·a·mass·ment, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for amass

amass

/ (əˈmæs) /


verb
  1. (tr) to accumulate or collect (esp riches, etc)

  2. to gather in a heap; bring together

Origin of amass

1
C15: from Old French amasser, from masse mass

Derived forms of amass

  • amasser, noun

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