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3 definitions found 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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