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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024a•mass /əˈmæs/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]- to gather so as to keep for oneself:worked hard to amass a fortune.
- to collect into a mass;
accumulate:amassing sufficient evidence to convict the felon.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024a•mass (ə mas′),USA pronunciation v.t. - 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.
v.i. - to come together;
assemble:crowds amassing for the parade.
- French amasser, equivalent. to a- a-5 + masse mass + -er infinitive suffix
- 1475–85
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged accumulate.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged assemble, aggregate.
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