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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Amass \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 Homer has been written by amassing all the
traditions and hints the writers could meet with
--Pope.
Syn: To accumulate; heap up pile.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Amass \A*mass"\, n. [OF. amasse, fr ambusher.]
A mass; a heap. [Obs.] --Sir H. Wotton.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
amass
v 1: collect or gather; "Journals are accumulating in my office"
[syn: {accumulate}, {cumulate}, {conglomerate}, {pile up},
{gather}]
2: get together [syn: {collect}, {accumulate}, {pile up}, {compile},
{hoard}]
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