1. To gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit: amassed a fortune. See synonyms at gather. 2. To accumulate or assemble a large quantity of: “The astronomers had amassed compelling evidence that the galaxies indeed were speeding away from the earth and from each other” (George Johnson, New York Times March 8, 1988).
INTRANSITIVE VERB:
To come together; collect.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, to accumulate, from Old French amasser, to assemble : a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad–) + masser, to gather together (from Latin massa, lump, mass; see mass).
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