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

As such, he should be positioned as a believable top heel on Raw, which has amassed an impressive roster of villains already. —Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024

Israel has amassed its troops on the border and begun its ground war. —Jomana Karadsheh, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024

Bareilles has amassed six top 10 albums on the Billboard 200, including Kaleidoscope Heart, which debuted at No. 1 in September 2010. —Paul Grein, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2024

Beyoncé posted the campaign images to her Instagram account, sharing two placements and amassing $1.3 million in Media Impact Value, according to Launchmetrics. —Julia Teti, WWD, 2 Oct. 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