AMASS

AM'ASS, verb transitive [Latin massa, a heap or lump; Gr. See mass.]1. To collect into a heap; to gather a great quantity; to accumulate; as, to amass a treasure.2. To collect in great numbers; to add many things together; as, to amass words or phrases.AM'ASS, noun An assemblage, heap or accumulation. [This is superseded by Mass.]

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amass. Amass, v.t. to heap up, collect together, gather

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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 of Homer has been written by amassing all the traditions and hints the writers could meet with. Pope. Syn. — To accumulate; heap up; pile.