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- Dictionaryamassment/əˈmasm(ə)nt/
noun
- 1. the accumulation of wealth or other resources: "capitalism encourages the amassment of money"
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1. To gather together or accumulate a large quantity of (something): amass evidence; amass a fortune. 2. To be the site of (an increasing mass), especially as a result of neglect: How long has the desk been amassing bills? v.intr. To come together; collect: troops amassing on the border. See Synonyms at gather.
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. Dark clouds amassed over the city. amasser noun. amassment. ə-ˈmas-mənt. noun. Synonyms. accumulate. assemble. bulk (up) collect. concentrate.
to get a large amount of something, especially money or information, by collecting it over a long period: She has amassed a huge fortune from her novels. Some of his colleagues envy the enormous wealth that he has amassed. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Collecting and amassing. accumulate. agglomerate. aggregation. assemble. bunch.
The act of amassing.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.
to get a large amount of something, especially money or information, by collecting it over a long period: She has amassed a huge fortune from her novels. Some of his colleagues envy the enormous wealth that he has amassed. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Collecting and amassing. accumulate. agglomerate. aggregation. assemble. bunch.
Aug 31, 2023 · amassment ( countable and uncountable, plural amassments) The act of amassing . All her energy was devoted to the amassment of a vast fortune. ( countable) That which is amassed; a large quantity ( of something). Through the Internet, we have access to an unprecedented amassment of information.
verb (used with object) to gather for oneself; collect as one's own: to amass a huge amount of money. Synonyms: accumulate. to collect into a mass or pile; gather: He amassed his papers for his memoirs. Synonyms: aggregate, assemble. verb (used without object) to come together; assemble: crowds amassing for the parade. amass. / əˈmæs / verb.
2 meanings: 1. to accumulate or collect (esp riches, etc) 2. to gather in a heap; bring together.... Click for more definitions.
OED's earliest evidence for amassment is from 1652, in the writing of Walter Charleton, physician and natural philosopher. amassment is formed within English, by derivation; probably modelled on a French lexical item.
Definition of amass verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
