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amass Definition

amass (ə mas′)

transitive verb

  1. to pile up; collect together
  2. to accumulate (esp. wealth)

Etymology: Fr amasser < ML amassare < a-, to + VL massare, to form a lump < L massa, a lump, mass

amass Related Forms

amass′·er noun amass′·ment noun

amass Synonyms

amass

v.

gather, hoard, store up, garner; see accumulate 1.

amass Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • wealth: He aimed also at the territorial expansion of his power, and the amassing of wealth.
  • evidence: In other words, polarization of people rather than amassing of evidence.
  • rich: What is of concern to them is not just the maximum capitalist profit but the amassing of personal riches by any means.

Object

  • fortune: During the course of his life he amassed a very large fortune.
  • wealth: She has amassed a wealth of in-depth knowledge, which she will happily share with the learner.
  • collection: The items are part of a collection amassed by fan Bob Terry, which is due to be sold off in 2005.
  • pile: One Sunday my oldest brother called us out into the garden in the early evening where he had amassed a big pile of snowballs.
  • army: In 1722 the Afghans amassed an army, marching to Persia to fell the Safavids in 1722.
  • debt: I have amassed debts in the tens of thousands.

Preposition: over

  • year: Evidence which we have amassed over the years has now to be unleashed to the Scottish Public - Hopefully no longer a cover-up.
  • hour: Brian currently has the highest amount of Hunter hours in the world, having amassed over 8,000 hours on type.
  • time: Random Tools on eBay.co.uk Little Luxuries These are tools you probably need at some point and which can be gradually amassed over time.
  • customer: From a standing start on May 12th 2003, ING Direct UK has amassed over 500,000 new customers.

Noun phrase with adjective complement

full: Amass a file folder full of technical articles on tasting.

Modifying Another Word

  • quickly: In turn, ARTstor, working with UCSD, quickly amassed the initial material they needed to seed ARTstor's Image Gallery.
  • almost: On this occasion I amassed almost 450 votes, and became 5th most popular Official Loony in the UK!
  • already: However, Sam is an extremely talented amateur boxer who has already amassed nearly 50 amateur fights.
  • now: I have now amassed a huge number of secondhand books of London views.
  • still: A better rate was intended to savings you've amassed definitely still want.
  • only: I added my plates up after about 4, and realized that I'd only amassed a trifling sum.