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amass.

To collect into a mass or heap.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/əˈmæs/General-American, Received-Pronunciation
  1. To collect into a mass or heap.

    transitive
  2. to gather a great quantity of; to accumulate.

    transitive
    to amass a treasure or a fortune
    to amass words or phrases
  3. To accumulate; to assemble.

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle English *amassen (found only as Middle English massen (“to amass”)), from Anglo-Norman amasser, from Medieval Latin amassāre, from ad + massa (“lump, mass”). See mass.

noun/əˈmæs/General-American, Received-Pronunciation
  1. A large number of things collected or piled together.

    obsolete
  2. The act of amassing.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle English *amassen (found only as Middle English massen (“to amass”)), from Anglo-Norman amasser, from Medieval Latin amassāre, from ad + massa (“lump, mass”). See mass.

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