Meaning

2 senses

  1. (obsolete)A large number of things collected or piled together.

  2. (obsolete)The act of amassing.

Examples

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  1. He amassed a large fortune before he died.

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  2. No one knows how he has amassed his enormous fortune.

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  3. Tom amassed an enormous fortune.

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  4. Sami has amassed a considerable fortune.

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  5. Sami amassed a multi-million dollar fortune.

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Origin

From Middle English *amassen (found only as Middle English massen (“to amass”)), from Angl

From Middle English *amassen (found only as Middle English massen (“to amass”)), from Anglo-Norman amasser, from Medieval Latin amassāre, from ad + massa (“lump, mass”). See mass.

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Forms

plural: amasses
Singularamass
Pluralamasses

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
massB2heapB2pileA2

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
amalgamateamaranthamateurC1amazeB2
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