amassed; amassing; amasses

transitive verb

1
: to collect for oneself : accumulate
amass a great fortune
2
: to collect into a mass : gather
must select rather than simply amass details

intransitive verb

: to come together : assemble
Dark clouds amassed over the city.
amasser noun
amassment noun

Examples of amass in a Sentence

They've amassed a wealth of information. amassed a truckload of donations in the course of their canned food drive
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Poss preferred a ground-heavy attack, so Johnson didn’t amass the kind of statistics that stood out in the recruiting process. Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025 Litchfield amassed 91 points, while Melrose won the regional with 107 points. Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025 The junior point guard also amassed six assists, five rebounds, and three steals, and fifth-year senior shooting guard Micah Parrish had 13 points and six rebounds to pace Ohio State to its fourth victory in five games. Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2025 Over Salter’s 33 collegiate appearances with the Flames, Liberty’s offense amassed 150 rushing yards or more 30 times. Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for amass 

Word History

Etymology

Anglo-French amasser, from a- (from Latin ad-) + masser to gather into a mass, from masse mass

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of amass was in the 15th century

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“Amass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amass. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.

Kids Definition

amass

verb
: to collect into a mass : accumulate
amasser noun

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