transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˈmas ]
verb
Etymology: Anglo-French amasser, from a- (from Latin ad- ) + masser to gather into a mass, from masse mass
Date: 15th century
transitive verb
1. : to collect for oneself : accumulate
amass a great fortune
2. : to collect into a mass : gather
must select rather than simply amass details
intransitive verb
: to come together : assemble
• amass·er noun
• amass·ment -mənt noun