English Explanatory Dictionary

amass

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To collect into a mass or heap.
  2. to gather a great quantity of; to accumulate.
  3. To accumulate; to assemble.
noun
  1. A large number of things collected or piled together.
  2. The act of amassing.

Pronunciation

/əˈmæs/ en-us-amass.ogg

Word forms

amass amasses amassing amassed

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.

Synonyms

mound pile pile up stack up amound collect gather hoard amass engross get up intreasure niggard packrat rathole squirrel away uphoard heap up accumulate mass heap

Antonyms

declutter distribute unhoard

Related words

accumulate lot

Derived words

amassable amasser amassment reamass
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