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amass

Main Entry:: amass
Pronunciation:: \ə-ˈmas\
Function:: 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

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\-mənt\ noun

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