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amasser — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • amass verb To gather a large amount of something over time, often wealth, possessions, or information.
  • hoard noun A hidden store of valuable things, often kept secretly.
  • pile noun A number of things heaped or stacked on top of each other.

Senses

amasser is used for these senses in English:

  • amass (transitive) To collect into a mass or heap.
  • collect up (transitive) To find and put together in the same place.
  • hoard (transitive) To amass, usually for one's own private collection.
  • pile (transitive, often used with the preposition "up") To lay or throw into a pile or heap; to heap up; to collect into a mass; to accumulate

hoard — full definition

  1. noun A hidden store of valuable things, often kept secretly.
  2. verb To collect and store up, often more than is needed, usually out of anxiety or greed.

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