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Meaning of 'amass' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Amass [ n.]
- A mass; a heap.
2 . Amass [ 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.

Meaning of 'amass' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . amass [ v]
Meaning (1):
- collect or gather
Example in sentence:
  • corralling votes for an election;
  • Journals are accumulating in my office;
  • The work keeps piling up
Meaning (2):
- get or gather together
Example in sentence:
  • 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

Nearby Words:

amability amacratic amadavat amadou amain amalgam amalgama amalgamate amalgamated amalgamating

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