amass

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She has not come to the time of life when one wishes to amass, or is it that she has not seen anything she covets?

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  1. transitive verb To gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit: amassed a fortune. See Synonyms at gather.
  2. transitive verb 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).
  3. intransitive verb To come together; collect.

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  • To overcome a Republican filibuster, the Democrats would need to amass 60 votes to shut down debate and force a vote. —  The Daily Star > News Feed
  • After all, wouldn't Warren Buffett have to be some sort of rumpled, steak-loving demigod to amass his mind-boggling wealth? —  Fool.com: The Motley Fool
  • In the online world, it's much easier to amass some crazy numbers.
  • But he wants to exploit their recklessness to amass his own fortune. —  Forbes.com: News
  • Also aiding the need to amass all necessarily information are several rewards being offered for good tips. —  independent.com stories
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. 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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  1. from French amasser, from Middle Latin amassare, from Latin ad, to, + massa, mass, heap, later F. masse, later English mass, q. v.
  2. from Old French amasse, French amas; from the verb.
 

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