Definition of amass
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.
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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 of amass from the Web
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A California indictment named AlphaBay’s founder as Canadian Alexandre Cazes, saying the 25-year-old had amassed a fortune of $23 million, including a small fortune in digital currency.
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There has been no overt opposition to Mr Xi’s amassing of ever-greater power.
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The risk: Sunac is amassing its own large pile of debt in the process.
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The director said she's begun to dismantle the classrooms and is working to find a new home for the equipment and supplies she's amassed over the last 36 years.
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Cristi's original Tweet has now amassed thousands of likes and retweets, as well as a slew of comments from pet owners who have done the same thing.
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Even so, since the revival’s viral beginnings during the lead-up to last year’s election—when the cast re-united for a mystery project that turned out to be a pro-Hillary Clinton video—this revival has amassed impressive buzz.
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Cook has now amassed more than $320 million from vested shares of the 2011 award.
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Since then, she's amassed a following of more than 63,000.
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Origin and Etymology of amass
Anglo-French amasser, from a- (from Latin ad-) + masser to gather into a mass, from masse mass
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: to gather or collect (something, such as a large amount of money) especially for yourself
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: to collect or gather together The businessman was able to amass a fortune.
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