verb (used with object)
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.
verb (used without object)
3.
to come together; assemble: crowds amassing for the parade.
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Amasser
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Word Origin & History
amass
late 15c., "to heap up for oneself," from O.Fr. amasser, from à "to" + masser (see mass).
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