v.
Pronunciation: ə - ' mas
Function: verb
Etymology: Anglo-French amasser, from a- (fr. 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 \ -m ə nt \ noun