Definition of Amss
A*mass" (&?;), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Amassed (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n.
Amassing.] [F. ambusher, LL. amassare; L. ad +
massa lump, mass. See Mass.] To collect into a mass or
heap; to gather a great quantity of; to accumulate; as, to amass a
treasure or a fortune; 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.
Syn. -- To accumulate; heap up; pile.
A*mass", n. [OF. amasse, fr.
ambusher.] A mass; a heap. [Obs.] Sir H.
Wotton.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- To collect into a mass or heap; to gather a great quantity of; to accumulate; as, to amass a treasure or a fortune; to amass words or phrases.
- ...he reluctantly returned to the old Nevada mines, there to recruit his health and to amass money enough to allow him to pursue his object without privation. — Doyle
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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