amass
[ uh-mas ]
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Part of Speechverb, verbOrigin + EtymologyExamples
Late-15th century; French;; from amasser or the medieval Latin amassare, based on Latin massa "lump"
Synonyms
verb
Antonymsgarner
hoard
verbassemble
collect
compile
verb
Definitionshare
distribute
verbdisperse
divide
scatter
separate
verbto gather for oneself; collect as one's own
verbto collect into a mass or pile; gather
verbA) She managed to amass considerable wealth with her law skills and reputation. B) The goal was to amass enough food to hold them over until the storm passed.
verbA) The broken vacuum tended to amass the dust in clumps on the floor instead of actually cleaning it. B) Why did they choose to amass the books in front of the bookshelves instead of shelving them?
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