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A·mass v. t. [imp. & p. p. Amassed p. pr. & vb. n. Amassing.] 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 of Homer has been written by amassing all the traditions and hints the writers could meet with. --Pope.
Syn: -- To accumulate; heap up; pile.
A·mass, n. A mass; a heap. [Obs.]
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amass
v 1: collect or gather; "Journals are accumulating in my office";
"The work keeps piling up" [syn: accumulate, cumulate,
conglomerate, pile up, gather]
2: get or gather together; "I am accumulating evidence for the
man's unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot
of data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune"
[syn: roll up, collect, accumulate, pile up, compile,
hoard]