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Grammar : Verb
Spell : uh-mas
Phonetic Transcription : əˈmæs



Definition of amass

Origin :
  • late 15c., "to heap up for oneself," from Old French amasser, from à "to" (see ad-) + masser (see mass (n.1)). Related: Amassed; amassing.
  • verb gather, accumulate
Example sentences :
  • Whose should be the wealth, to amass which he had jeopardized his soul?
  • Extract from : « Jesus the Christ » by James Edward Talmage
  • His was the distinction of being the only Pendarves who had ever managed to amass a fortune.
  • Extract from : « McClure's Magazine, Vol 31, No 2, June 1908 » by Various
  • How then, shall we estimate the share of each in the riches which ALL contribute to amass?
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Bread » by Peter Kropotkin
  • Surely not persons who had toiled and sweated to amass a few dollars.
  • Extract from : « Find the Woman » by Arthur Somers Roche
  • Do you want to amass wealth, then you must take it from your neighbours.
  • Extract from : « Chaucer's Translation of Boethius's 'De Consolatione Philosophiae' » by Geoffrey Chaucer
  • To amass treasure Bengalis regard as a glorious distinction.
  • Extract from : « The Bbur-nma in English » by Babur, Emperor of Hindustan
  • I could, did it so please me, amass a fortune, worthy of being bequeathed to a king.
  • Extract from : « Captain Paul » by Alexandre Dumas, Pere
  • All this traffic to amass a little gold at the expense of others!
  • Extract from : « Lumen » by Camille Flammarion
  • I smuggled, because I was eager to amass money to leave to my son.
  • Extract from : « Belford's Magazine, Vol. II, No. 3, February 1889 » by Various
  • It is better to instruct a little child than to amass riches for him.
  • Extract from : « The Catholic World. Volume III; Numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. » by E. Rameur

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