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amassment
a·mass A0239700 (ə-măs′)v. a·massed, a·mass·ing, a·mass·es v.tr.1. To gather together or accumulate a large quantity of (something): amass evidence; amass a fortune.2. To be the site of (an increasing mass), especially as a result of neglect: How long has the desk been amassing bills?v.intr. To come together; collect: troops amassing on the border. See Synonyms at gather.
[Middle English, to accumulate, from Old French amasser, to assemble : a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + masser, to gather together (from Latin massa, lump, mass; see mass).]
a·mass′a·ble adj.a·mass′er n.a·mass′ment n.amassment (əˈmæsmənt) nthe act of amassingAmassment accumulation; the result of amassing, e.g., money. See also heap, mass, pile, stack.ThesaurusamassmentnounA quantity accumulated:accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection, congeries, cumulation, gathering, mass.FinancialSeeAmassamassment
Synonyms for amassmentnoun a quantity accumulatedSynonyms- accumulation
- aggregation
- assemblage
- collection
- congeries
- cumulation
- gathering
- mass
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