amass

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

amass [amass amasses amassed amassing] BrE [əˈmæs] NAmE [əˈmæs] verb ~ sth
to collect sth, especially in large quantities
Syn: ↑accumulate
•He amassed a fortune from silver mining.
•They amassed enough evidence to convict her.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late 15th cent.: from French amasser or medieval Latin amassare, based on Latin massa ‘lump’, from Greek maza ‘barley cake’; perhaps related to massein ‘knead’.

Synonyms:
collect
gather • accumulate • amass
These words all mean to get more of sth over a period of time, or to increase in quantity over a period of time.
collect • to bring things or information together from different people or places; to gradually increase in amount in a place: ▪ We've been collecting data from various sources. ◇ ▪ Dirt had collected in the corners of the room.
People sometimes collect things of a particular type as a hobby: ▪ to collect stamps.
gather • to bring things together that have been spread around; to collect information from different sources: ▪ I waited while he ▪ gathered up ▪ his papers. ◇ ▪ Detectives have spent months gathering evidence.
collect or gather?
Both collect and gather can be used in the same way to talk about bringing together data, information or evidence. When talking about things, gather is used with words like things, belongings or papers when the things are spread around within a short distance. Collect is used for getting examples of sth from different people or places that are physically separated.
accumulate • (rather formal) to gradually get more and more of sth over a period of time; to gradually increase in number or quantity over a period of time: ▪ I seem to have accumulated a lot of books. ◇ ▪ Debts began to accumulate.
amass • (rather formal) to collect sth in large quantities, especially money, debts or information: ▪ He amassed a fortune from silver mining.
to collect/gather/accumulate/amass data/evidence/information
to accumulate/amass a fortune/debts
dirt/dust/debris collects/accumulates
to gradually/slowly collect/gather/accumulate (sth)

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  roll up, collect, accumulate, pile up, compile, hoard, cumulate, conglomerate, gather