amass
11amass — [ə mas′] vt. [Fr amasser < ML amassare < a , to + VL massare, to form a lump < L massa, a lump, MASS] 1. to pile up; collect together 2. to accumulate (esp. wealth) amasser n. amassment n …
12amass — 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… …
13amass — 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 …
14amass — 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… …
15amass — amassable, adj. amasser, n. amassment, n. /euh mas /, v.t. 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. v.i. 3. to come… …
16amass — verb Amass is used with these nouns as the object: ↑army, ↑capital, ↑collection, ↑data, ↑fortune, ↑library, ↑wealth …
17amass — a|mass [əˈmæs] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: amasser, from masser to gather into a mass ] if you amass money, knowledge, information etc, you gradually collect a large amount of it ▪ For 25 years, Darwin amassed evidence to… …
18amass — [[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 …
19amass — a•mass [[t]əˈmæs[/t]] v. t. 1) to gather for oneself: to amass a fortune[/ex] 2) to collect into a mass or pile; gather 3) to come together; assemble: A large crowd amassed for the parade[/ex] • Etymology: 1475–85; < F amasser= a V+masser, der …
20amass — /əˈmæs / (say uh mas) verb (t) 1. to gather for oneself; collect as one s own: to amass a fortune. 2. to collect into a mass or pile; bring together. {French amasser, from masse mass, from Latin massa lump (of dough, etc.) –amassable, adjective… …
