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amass (verb)

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  • amass — ► VERB ▪ accumulate over time. DERIVATIVES amasser noun. ORIGIN Latin amassare, related to MASS(Cf. ↑mass) …   English terms dictionary

  • amass — verb Etymology: Anglo French amasser, from a (from Latin ad ) + masser to gather into a mass, from masse mass Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to collect for oneself ; accumulate < amass a great fortune …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • amass — a‧mass [əˈmæs] verb [transitive] to collect a large amount of something gradually over a period of time, especially money or information: • She has amassed a £94 million fortune through her family s hotel and banking chain. * * * amass UK US… …   Financial and business terms

  • amass — verb /ʌˈmæs/ To collect into a mass or heap; to gather a great quantity of; to accumulate; as, to amass a treasure or a fortune; to amass words or phrases. ...he reluctantly returned to the old Nevada mines, there to recruit his health and to… …   Wiktionary

  • amass — verb Amass is used with these nouns as the object: ↑army, ↑capital, ↑collection, ↑data, ↑fortune, ↑library, ↑wealth …   Collocations dictionary

  • amass — verb accumulate over time. ↘archaic (of people) gather together. Derivatives amasser noun Origin C15: from Fr. amasser or med. L. amassare, based on L. massa (see mass) …   English new terms dictionary

  • amass — verb (T) to gradually collect a large amount of money, knowledge, or information: For twenty five years Darwin amassed evidence to support his theories …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • amass — verb the squirrels have amassed a huge quantity of acorns Syn: gather, collect, assemble; accumulate, aggregate, stockpile, store (up), pile up, heap, cumulate, accrue, lay in/up, garner; informal stash (away) Ant: dissipate …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • amass — verb Syn: gather, collect, assemble, accumulate, stockpile, hoard Ant: disperse …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • amass — UK [əˈmæs] / US verb [transitive] Word forms amass : present tense I/you/we/they amass he/she/it amasses present participle amassing past tense amassed past participle amassed to collect a lot of something such as money or information over a… …   English dictionary

  • amass — [[t]əmæ̱s[/t]] amasses, amassing, amassed VERB If you amass something such as money or information, you gradually get a lot of it. [V n] It was better not to enquire too closely into how he had amassed his fortune. Syn: accumulate, accrue …   English dictionary

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