amass

[ uh-mas ]
/ əˈmæs /
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verb (used with object)

to gather for oneself; collect as one's own: to amass a huge amount of money.
to collect into a mass or pile; gather: He amassed his papers for his memoirs.

verb (used without object)

to come together; assemble: crowds amassing for the parade.

Origin of amass

1475–85; < French amasser, equivalent to a- a-5 + masse mass + -er infinitive suffix

OTHER WORDS FROM amass

Words nearby amass

amaryllis, amaryllis family, amarynceus, amasa, amasias, amass, amastia, amastigote, amata, amate, amaterasu

Words related to amassment

aggregation, assemblage, collection, cumulation, gathering, mass, acquiring, amassing

Example sentences from the Web for amassment

  • The struggle for the first nickel had been wearing and wearying, but the amassment of the second was beyond description difficult.

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British Dictionary definitions for amassment

amass
/ (əˈmæs) /

verb

(tr) to accumulate or collect (esp riches, etc)
to gather in a heap; bring together

Derived forms of amass

amasser, noun

Word Origin for amass

C15: from Old French amasser, from masse mass