amass

verb

ə-ˈmas 

amassed; amassing; amasses

transitive verb

1

: to collect for oneself : accumulate

amass a great fortune

2

: to collect into a mass : gather

must select rather than simply amass details

intransitive verb

: to come together : assemble

Dark clouds amassed over the city.

amasser noun

amassment

ə-ˈmas-mənt 

noun

Synonyms

• accumulate
• assemble
• bulk (up)
• collect
• concentrate
• congregate
• constellate
• corral
• garner
• gather
• group
• lump
• pick up
• round up

Examples of amass in a Sentence

They've amassed a wealth of information.

amassed a truckload of donations in the course of their canned food drive

Recent Examples on the Web

Hailing from North Dakota and of Chippewa Sioux Native American heritage, Lawrence competed as a professional bull rider for over a decade, amassing nearly $900,000 in career earnings. —Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 May 2024

To their surprise, the video went viral overnight, amassing over 9.3 million views. —Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 9 May 2024

Word History

Etymology

Anglo-French amasser, from a- (from Latin ad-) + masser to gather into a mass, from masse mass

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Kids Definition

amass

verb

ə-ˈmas 

: to collect into a mass : accumulate

amasser noun