n. [ OF. amasse, fr. ambusher. ] A mass; a heap. [ Obs. ] Sir H. Wotton. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Amassed p. pr. & vb. n. Amassing. ] [ F. ambusher, LL. amassare; L. ad + massa lump, mass. See Mass. ] To collect into a mass or heap; to gather a great quantity of; to accumulate; as, to amass a treasure or a fortune; to amass words or phrases. [ 1913 Webster ]

The life of Homer has been written by amassing all the traditions and hints the writers could meet with. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To accumulate; heap up; pile. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Capable of being amassed. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who amasses. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F. See Amass. ] An instrument of horn used for collecting painters' colors on the stone in the process of grinding. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. OF. amassement. ] An amassing; a heap collected; a large quantity or number brought together; an accumulation. [ 1913 Webster ]

An amassment of imaginary conceptions. Glanvill. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; together + &unr_; force. ] (Photog.) Uniting the chemical rays of light into one focus, as a certain kind of lens; amacratic. [ 1913 Webster ]