Antonyms for amassing

Grammar : Verb

Spell : uh-mas

Phonetic Transcription : əˈmæs

Definition of amassing

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 :

He pushed his mercantile business for years, amassing an immense fortune.
Extract from : « Hidden Treasures » by Harry A. Lewis

It is not only the most honest and honorable, but the surest means of amassing property.
Extract from : « Popular Education » by Ira Mayhew

We have been amassing wealth too often selfishly, and madly.
Extract from : « Complete Story of the San Francisco Horror » by Richard Linthicum

There is a capacity for amassing facts, but no power of co-ordinating these facts.
Extract from : « Immortal Memories » by Clement Shorter

But the amassing of wealth suited neither her taste nor her principles.
Extract from : « Famous Women: George Sand » by Bertha Thomas

How much nobler it was, contrasted with Redworth's amassing of wealth!
Extract from : « Diana of the Crossways, Complete » by George Meredith

What was the use of amassing money, when happiness was to be had so simply?
Extract from : « A Far Country, Complete » by Winston Churchill

Its industry and accuracy in amassing evidence are worthy attention.
Extract from : « Lady Byron Vindicated » by Harriet Beecher Stowe

The admiral loved riches, but not from a passion for amassing money.
Extract from : « Old Continental Towns » by Walter M. Gallichan

Everybody knows that dealers in provisions are amassing fortunes.
Extract from : « Remarkable Rogues » by Charles Kingston

Synonyms for amassing

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