amasigi

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Esperanto

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Etymology

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From amaso (mass, heap, pile) +‎ -igi.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [amasˈiɡi]
  • Rhymes: -iɡi
  • Hyphenation: a‧mas‧i‧gi

Verb

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amasigi (present amasigas, past amasigis, future amasigos, conditional amasigus, volitive amasigu)

  1. (transitive) to amass, accumulate, gather, collect, store up, lay up
    Kiel aferisto li amasigis vastan riĉaĵon.As a businessman he amassed an immense fortune.
    • L. L. Zamenhof (translator), Hebrew Scriptures, Genezo (Genesis) 41.35,
      [...] oni amasigu manĝeblan grenon en la urboj sub la disponon de Faraono, kaj oni ĝin konservu.
      let them [...] lay up grain under the authority of Pharaoh for food in the cities, and let them keep it. (Revised Standard Version)
  2. (transitive) to pile up, heap up
    Ili amasigas brullignon apud la dometo.They are piling up firewood next to the cottage.

Conjugation

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