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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Amass

/əm-ăs'/ · A·mass · IPA /əˈmæs/
01 v. t. 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.
imp. & p. p. Amassed; p. pr. & vb. n. Amassing
  1. 1.
    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.
02 n. A mass; a heap.
  1. 1.
    A mass; a heap.[Obs.]