amassed

[uh-mast]

adjective

1. gathered, collected, or accumulated, usually over time or from different sources.

   Only one-fifth of the museum’s amassed collection is on display at any given time.

2. having come together or assembled.

   Looking out at the amassed crowd during the memorial service, he spoke about the friend whose life they were honoring.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of amass.

Other Word Forms

• unamassed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of amassed¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; amass ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. ) for the adjective senses; amass ( def. ) + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the verb sense

Example Sentences

Over the decades, it amassed a business empire that spans construction, food, education and the media, including the ownership of Washington Times and Sunmoon University.

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Mr. Stoppard insisted, through his works, that theater could and should engage with ideas, with philosophy, with the vast knowledge amassed by writers and thinkers of many ages.

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Around midnight a thick fog had suddenly amassed, reducing visibility to less than two ship lengths.

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The buildings' landlord said the residents' management company, on which some leaseholders had sat, had "amassed significant debts", and it was now considering legal action against it.

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Across his TikTok, Instagram and YouTube accounts he amassed hundreds of thousands of followers.

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Related Words

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• collected 
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• massed www.thesaurus.com
• reunited www.thesaurus.com