Amassing

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.


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           The life of Homer has been written by amassing all the
           traditions and hints the writers could meet with.
                                                    --Pope.
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     Syn: To accumulate; heap up; pile.
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