amass

== English == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /əˈmæs/ Rhymes: -æs === Verb === amass (third-person singular simple present amasses, present participle amassing, simple past and past participle amassed) (transitive) To collect into a mass or heap. (transitive) to gather a great quantity of; to accumulate. (intransitive) To accumulate; to assemble. ==== Synonyms ==== (collect into a mass): heap up, mound, pile, pile up, stack up; see also Thesaurus:pile up (gather a great quantity of): accumulate, amound, collect, gather, hoard; see also Thesaurus:amass ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === amass (plural amasses) (obsolete) A large number of things collected or piled together. Synonyms: mass, heap, pile (obsolete) The act of amassing. === Anagrams === masas, AsAms, samsa, Massa, Saams, Samas, Assam, Šamaš, msasa, massa