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



Definition of amassing

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 :
  • He pushed his mercantile business for years, amassing an immense fortune.
  • Extract from : « Hidden Treasures » by Harry A. Lewis
  • It is not only the most honest and honorable, but the surest means of amassing property.
  • Extract from : « Popular Education » by Ira Mayhew
  • We have been amassing wealth too often selfishly, and madly.
  • Extract from : « Complete Story of the San Francisco Horror » by Richard Linthicum
  • There is a capacity for amassing facts, but no power of co-ordinating these facts.
  • Extract from : « Immortal Memories » by Clement Shorter
  • But the amassing of wealth suited neither her taste nor her principles.
  • Extract from : « Famous Women: George Sand » by Bertha Thomas
  • How much nobler it was, contrasted with Redworth's amassing of wealth!
  • Extract from : « Diana of the Crossways, Complete » by George Meredith
  • What was the use of amassing money, when happiness was to be had so simply?
  • Extract from : « A Far Country, Complete » by Winston Churchill
  • Its industry and accuracy in amassing evidence are worthy attention.
  • Extract from : « Lady Byron Vindicated » by Harriet Beecher Stowe
  • The admiral loved riches, but not from a passion for amassing money.
  • Extract from : « Old Continental Towns » by Walter M. Gallichan
  • Everybody knows that dealers in provisions are amassing fortunes.
  • Extract from : « Remarkable Rogues » by Charles Kingston

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