amass

[uh-mas]

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verb (used with object)

to gather for oneself; collect as one's own: to amass a huge amount of money.
to collect into a mass or pile; gather: He amassed his papers for his memoirs.

verb (used without object)

to come together; assemble: crowds amassing for the parade.

Origin of amass

1475–85; < French amasser, equivalent to a- a-⁵ + masse mass + -er infinitive suffix

Related formsa·mass·a·ble, adjectivea·mass·er, nouna·mass·ment, nounre·a·mass, verb (used with object)re·a·mass·ment, nounun·a·massed, adjective

Synonyms for amass

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1. accumulate. 2. assemble, aggregate.

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Related Words for amass

garner, compile, collect, stockpile, assemble, hoard, aggregate, pile, heap, store, corral

Examples from the Web for amass

Contemporary Examples of amass

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.
Sorry, Mrs. Jackson: How the King of Pop’s Mother Lost Her Billion-Dollar Lawsuit
Diane Dimond
October 3, 2013
Black used his prominent standing within the hate movement to amass a following of his own.
Derek Black, the Reluctant Racist, and His Exit From White Nationalism
Caitlin Dickson
July 29, 2013
Absent the NCAA, such a student would be able to amass significant cash during a college career.
End College Football
Noah Kristula-Green
July 13, 2012
Poor, innocent, misunderstood Rupert Murdoch; how did such a powerless individual ever amass the empire he has.
Rupert Murdoch Scores With Masterly Performance at Leveson Inquiry
Raymond Bonner
April 27, 2012
They will amass forces big enough to overwhelm one of the combat outposts, then wait for the outpost to call for reinforcements.
The Taliban’s Bait Game
John Barry
August 12, 2011

Historical Examples of amass

Whose should be the wealth, to amass which he had jeopardized his soul?
Jesus the Christ
James Edward Talmage
His was the distinction of being the only Pendarves who had ever managed to amass a fortune.
McClure's Magazine, Vol 31, No 2, June 1908
Various
How then, shall we estimate the share of each in the riches which ALL contribute to amass?
The Conquest of Bread
Peter Kropotkin
Surely not persons who had toiled and sweated to amass a few dollars.
Find the Woman
Arthur Somers Roche
Do you want to amass wealth, then you must take it from your neighbours.
Chaucer's Translation of Boethius's 'De Consolatione Philosophiae'
Geoffrey Chaucer

British Dictionary definitions for amass

amass

verb

(tr) to accumulate or collect (esp riches, etc)
to gather in a heap; bring together

Derived Formsamasser, noun

Word Origin for amass

C15: from Old French amasser, from masse mass

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Word Origin and History for amass

late 15c., "to heap up for oneself," from Old French amasser, from à "to" (see ad-) + masser (see mass (n.1)). Related: Amassed; amassing.