Antonyms for amass

Grammar : Verb

Spell : uh-mas

Phonetic Transcription : əˈmæs

Definition of amass

Origin : late 15c., "to heap up for oneself," from Old French amasser, from à "to" (see ad-) + masser (see mass (n.1)). Related: Amassed; amassing.

verb gather, accumulate

Example sentences :

Whose should be the wealth, to amass which he had jeopardized his soul?
Extract from : « Jesus the Christ » by James Edward Talmage

His was the distinction of being the only Pendarves who had ever managed to amass a fortune.
Extract from : « McClure's Magazine, Vol 31, No 2, June 1908 » by Various

How then, shall we estimate the share of each in the riches which ALL contribute to amass?
Extract from : « The Conquest of Bread » by Peter Kropotkin

Surely not persons who had toiled and sweated to amass a few dollars.
Extract from : « Find the Woman » by Arthur Somers Roche

Do you want to amass wealth, then you must take it from your neighbours.
Extract from : « Chaucer's Translation of Boethius's 'De Consolatione Philosophiae' » by Geoffrey Chaucer

To amass treasure Bengalis regard as a glorious distinction.
Extract from : « The Bbur-nma in English » by Babur, Emperor of Hindustan

I could, did it so please me, amass a fortune, worthy of being bequeathed to a king.
Extract from : « Captain Paul » by Alexandre Dumas, Pere

All this traffic to amass a little gold at the expense of others!
Extract from : « Lumen » by Camille Flammarion

I smuggled, because I was eager to amass money to leave to my son.
Extract from : « Belford's Magazine, Vol. II, No. 3, February 1889 » by Various

It is better to instruct a little child than to amass riches for him.
Extract from : « The Catholic World. Volume III; Numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. » by E. Rameur

Synonyms for amass

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