Hypertext Webster Gateway: "amassed"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Amass \A*mass"\, 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.

The life Homer has been written by amassing all the
traditions and hints the writers could meet with.
--Pope.

Syn: To accumulate; heap up; pile.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

amassed
adj : brought together into a group or crowd; "the accumulated
letters in my office" [syn: {accumulated}, {assembled},
{collected}, {congregate}, {massed}]


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