amass: Definition, Synonyms and Much More from Answers.com
- ️Wed Jul 01 2015
v., a·massed, a·mass·ing, a·mass·es.
v.tr.
- To gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit: amassed a fortune. See synonyms at gather.
- To accumulate or assemble a large quantity of: “The astronomers had amassed compelling evidence that the galaxies indeed were speeding away from the earth and from each other” (George Johnson).
v.intr.
To come together; collect.
[Middle English, to accumulate, from Old French amasser, to assemble : a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad–) + masser, to gather together (from Latin massa, lump, mass; see mass).]
amassable a·mass'a·ble adj.
amasser a·mass'er n.
amassment a·mass'ment n.
Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - samle, dynge, ophobe
Nederlands (Dutch)
vergaren, zich opstapelen
Français (French)
v. tr. - amasser, accumuler, amonceler, réunir (une fortune)
Deutsch (German)
v. - anhäufen, sammeln
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - συσσωρεύω, μαζεύω
Português (Portuguese)
v. - acumular, juntar
Русский (Russian)
собирать, накапливать
Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - acumular, amontonar
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - lägga på hög, samla
中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
积聚, 收集
中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 積聚, 收集
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يجمع, يكدس,
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - צבר, אגר, ערם
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