Amass

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /əˈmæs/
• US IPA: /ʌˈmæs/

Origin

French amasser, Late Latin amassare, ad + massa ("lump, mass"). See mass.

Full definition of amass

Verb

1. (transitive) To collect into a mass or heap; to gather a great quantity of; to accumulate.to amass a treasure or a fortune; to amass words or phrases
• 1887, Arthur Conan Doyle, A Study in Scarlet, Part II, Chapter V, page 123:... he reluctantly returned to the old Nevada mines, there to recruit his health and to amass money enough to allow him to pursue his object without privation.

Synonyms

• accumulate, heap up, pile

Noun

1. (obsolete) A mass; a heap.
• Thomas Pownalla general idea of an amass of arms

Anagrams

• Assam, massa, Å amaÅ¡