AMASS


Meaning of AMASS in English

— amassable , adj. — amasser , n. — amassment , n.

/euh mas"/ , v.t.

1. to gather for oneself; collect as one's own: to amass a huge amount of money.

2. to collect into a mass or pile; gather: He amassed his papers for his memoirs.

v.i.

3. to come together; assemble: crowds amassing for the parade.

[ 1475-85; amasser, equiv. to a- A- 5 + masse MASS + -er inf. suffix ]

Syn. 1. accumulate. 2. assemble, aggregate.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .