Coming into possession of
Present participle for to come, accumulate or gather together into a single mass or collection
“You can amass a pile of vegetables the size of a car, but once they are steamed and pureed, you end up with three tiny pots of food.”
Present participle for to collect, acquire or store an increasing number or quantity of
“The old males remain in the fields, each inhabiting his own hole, where, like the field-mice, they amass acorns.”
A mass or quantity of something that has gradually gathered or been acquired
The action of focusing or amassing onto a central point or location
Resulting from accumulation or a series of additions
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