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amassing
[
uh
-
mas
]
Origin
a·mass
/
əˈmæs
/
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[
uh
-
mas
]
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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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a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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Origin:
1475–85;
<
French
amasser,
equivalent to
a-
a-
5
+
masse
mass
+
-er
infinitive suffix
Related forms
a·mass·a·ble,
adjective
a·mass·er,
noun
a·mass·ment,
noun
re·a·mass,
verb (used with object)
re·a·mass·ment,
noun
EXPAND
un·a·massed,
adjective
COLLAPSE
Synonyms
1.
accumulate.
2.
assemble, aggregate.
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
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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
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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