Definition of: amass

(ə·mas′) v.t.
To heap up; accumulate, especially as wealth or possessions for oneself. [ < OF amasser < a- to (< L ad-) + masser pile up <L massa mass]
—a·mass′a·ble adjective
—a·mass′er noun
—a·mass′ment noun Synonyms: accumulate, aggregate, collect, gather. To amass is to bring together materials that make a mass, a great bulk or quantity, accumulate being commonly applied to the more gradual, amass to the more rapid gathering of money or materials. We say interest is accumulated rather than is amassed; a fortune may be rapidly amassed by shrewd speculations. Aggregate is now most commonly used of numbers and amounts; as, the expenses will aggregate a round million. Compare AGGREGATE, noun Antonyms: disperse, dissipate, divide, parcel, portion, scatter, spend, squander, waste.