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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.
verb. ə-ˈmas. amassed; amassing; amasses. Synonyms of amass. 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. Dark clouds amassed over the city. amasser noun. amassment. ə-ˈmas-mənt.
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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 · Noun. [ edit] 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. Synonyms. [ edit] accumulation.
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.
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.
