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    a·mass
    [əˈmas]
    verb
    amass (verb) · amasses (third person present) · amassed (past tense) · amassed (past participle) · amassing (present participle)
    1. gather together or accumulate (a large amount or number of valuable material or things) over a period of time:
      "starting from nothing he had amassed a huge fortune"
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    Origin
    late 15th century: from French amasser or medieval Latin amassare, based on Latin massa ‘lump’ (see mass).
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    Definition of amass verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary amass something to collect something, especially in large quantities over a period of time synonym accumulate He amassed a fortune from silver mining. They amassed enough evidence to convict her.
    Although the word amass should not be confused with "a mass," as in the thing you never want to hear has been found on your lung, they both derive from the Latin massa "lump." When you think about it, this makes sense. Whether soldiers or cancer cells, things that come together to form a whole — in this case, a tumor or an army — are amassed.
    amass something to collect something, especially in large quantities over a period of time synonym accumulate He amassed a fortune from silver mining. They amassed enough evidence to convict her. Questions about grammar and vocabulary? Find the answers with Practical English Usage online, your indispensable guide to problems in English.
    AMASS also exemplifies best practice in industry interaction, because it contributes to Australia’s defence capability, engages industry as a partner and mutually shares risk, is genuinely collaborative and generates commercial income and exports.
  3. to get a large amount of something, especially money or information, by collecting it over a long period: He has amassed a huge fortune from his invention. We have amassed a large amount of information.
    dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/amass
    amass verb ə-ˈmas amassed; amassing; amasses Synonyms of amass transitive verb 1 : to collect for oneself : accumulate
    www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amass
    verb (used with object) 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. verb (used without object) to come together; assemble: crowds amassing for the parade.
    www.dictionary.com/browse/amass
    amass verb [ T ] us / əˈmæs / uk / əˈmæs / Add to word list to get a large amount of something, especially money or information, by collecting it over a long period:
    dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/amass
    amass verb /əˈmæs/ amass something Verb Forms to collect something, especially in large quantities synonym accumulate He amassed a fortune from silver mining. They amassed enough evidence to convict her.
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