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
- 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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