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amass

[ uh-mas ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to gather for oneself; collect as one's own:

    to amass a huge amount of money.

    Synonyms: accumulate

  2. to collect into a mass or pile; gather:

    He amassed his papers for his memoirs.

    Synonyms: aggregate, assemble



verb (used without object)

  1. to come together; assemble:

    crowds amassing for the parade.

amass

/ əˈmæs /

verb

  1. tr to accumulate or collect (esp riches, etc)
  2. to gather in a heap; bring together
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • aˈmasser, noun
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Other Words From

  • a·mass·a·ble adjective
  • a·mass·er noun
  • a·mass·ment noun
  • re·a·mass verb (used with object)
  • re·a·mass·ment noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of amass1

First recorded in 1475–85; from French amasser, equivalent to a- a- 5( def ) + masse mass ( def ) + -er, infinitive suffix
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Word History and Origins

Origin of amass1

C15: from Old French amasser, from masse mass
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Example Sentences

That’s a phrase used by historians to refer to 19th-century industrialists who amassed wealth and power through often unscrupulous and unethical methods.

Over time, Everfi has amassed more than 3,000 “strategic” partners, from LinkedIn to the NFL.

From Fortune

Having trimmed costs and amassed some dry powder, the company is poised to acquire again, targeting companies that were hit hard by the downturn.

The urge for nations to amass technological prowess and use it as an instrument of geopolitical power is what we mean by technonationalism.

While there are no fixed plans to yet, amassing thousands-strong databases from its new sampling push will be lucrative for the title in terms of growing its first-party data pool and spinning up other models like subscription boxes.

From Digiday

Göring, of course, would amass an astounding collection of artwork himself, both purchased and stolen.

If indeed the suit was a gamble by the Jackson matriarch to amass a sizable bank account of her own, it did not pay off.

Black used his prominent standing within the hate movement to amass a following of his own.

Absent the NCAA, such a student would be able to amass significant cash during a college career.

Poor, innocent, misunderstood Rupert Murdoch; how did such a powerless individual ever amass the empire he has.

He had heard so much of the beauty of the Little Russian folk-songs, and hoped to amass material for his future compositions.

After toiling through life to amass a fortune, they wish to have their own way of disposing of it.

The Spaniards who come here, come with but one object, to amass wealth by any means in their power, and then to go back.

Fortunately Spaniards understand nothing of that, they look upon the paisanos as barbarians by whose labour they can amass wealth.

Had his object been to amass a fortune, he might have received many lucrative appointments besides those which he actually held.

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