amass C2+ Topic:Numbers & Quantity US /əˈmæs/ UK /əˈmæs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to gather or accumulate in great quantity He managed to amass a vast library over his lifetime. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to gather or accumulate in... accumulategathercollecthoardstockpileamountheappile ↔ Opposites dissipatedispersescattersquander Word family Derived forms amasseramassment Related forms mass Etymology AI details From Middle French amasser, from Old French amasser, from Latin ad- ('to') + massa ('lump, mass'), itself from Ancient Greek mâza ('barley cake'). amasser Old French massa Latin mâza Ancient Greek View etymology graph -> Topics Numbers & Quantity External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # amass **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /əˈmæs/ **IPA (UK):** /əˈmæs/ ## Meanings 1. to gather or accumulate in great quantity ## Examples - He managed to amass a vast library over his lifetime. ## Synonyms - accumulate - gather - collect - hoard - stockpile - amount - heap - pile ## Antonyms - dissipate - disperse - scatter - squander ## Derived Forms - amasser - amassment ## Related Forms - mass ## Roots and Affixes - Root: amasser - Root: massa - Root: mâza ## Etymology From Middle French amasser, from Old French amasser, from Latin ad- ('to') + massa ('lump, mass'), itself from Ancient Greek mâza ('barley cake'). ## AI Etymology Amass is from Middle French amasser, from Old French amasser, from Latin ad- ('to') + massa ('lump, mass'), itself from Ancient Greek mâza ('barley cake'). Important recorded forms include amasser (Old French), massa (Latin), and mâza (Ancient Greek). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers to gather or accumulate in great quantity. The wider family includes derived forms such as amasser and amassment and related words such as mass. ## Topics - Numbers & Quantity markdown