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Amass

A-mass', v. t.

verbtransitive

(6), v. t. [imp. & p. p. AMASSED (a-mast'); p. pr. & vb. n. AMASSING.] [Fr. amasser, Pr. ammassar, It. amassare, L. Lat. amassare, amascere, from Lat. massa, lump, mass, heap.] To collect into a mass or heap; to gather a great quantity of; to accumulate; as, to amass a treasure; to amass words or phrases.

The life of Homer has been written by amassing all the traditions and hints the writers could meet with. Pope.

Synonyms—To accumulate; heap up; pile.

A-mass′, n.

noun

n. An assemblage, heap, or accumulation; a mass. [Obs.] Wotton.