From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishamassa‧mass /əˈmæs/ verb [transitive] GETif you amass money, knowledge, information etc, you gradually collect a large amount of it For 25 years, Darwin amassed evidence to support his theories. He amassed a fortune after the war.► see thesaurus at collect→ See Verb table
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amass• His father, of Gipton, Leeds, said his son had amassed a fortune.• He had time to amass a large repertoire of 32 concertos and many dozens of solo works.• Over the years he had amassed an absolute fortune.• On arrival in the New World, Tawell's wife found that her husband had amassed an immense fortune.• In Loreauville, Louisiana, twenty Republicans, mostly blacks, entered the city cheering and shouting profanities at the amassed Democrats.• Riordan has already amassed nearly $ 2 million in campaign contributions.• During the course of her lifetime, Mrs. Boone amassed over $5 million.• Under the old system many women amass secret savings unbeknown to their husbands.• How did you amass such a fortune?• The Lewins amassed their art collection over more than 40 years.• The sheer weight of dicta amassed was intimidating, but Mr. Ashworth conceded he could find no authority actually binding on me.amassed ... fortune• He was a career civil servant who had allegedly amassed a fortune.• His father, of Gipton, Leeds, said his son had amassed a fortune.From Longman Business Dictionaryamassa‧mass /əˈmæs/ verb [transitive] to collect a large amount of something gradually over a period of time, especially money or informationShe has amassed a £94 million fortune through her family’s hotel and banking chain.→ See Verb tableOrigin amass (1400-1500) Old French amasser, from masser “to gather into a mass” 