Amass

to gather for oneself; collect as one’s own:
to am-ss a huge amount of money.
to collect into a m-ss or pile; gather:
he am-ssed his papers for his memoirs.
to come together; -ssemble:
crowds am-ssing for the parade.
contemporary examples

like other nascent “capitalists,” khodorkovsky benefited from corrupt ties to government officials to am-ss phenomenal wealth.
the end to russian democracy david satter december 30, 2010

if indeed the suit was a gamble by the jackson matriarch to am-ss a sizable bank account of her own, it did not pay off.
sorry, mrs. jackson: how the king of pop’s mother lost her billion-dollar lawsuit diane dimond october 2, 2013

they will am-ss forces big enough to overwhelm one of the combat outposts, then wait for the outpost to call for reinforcements.
the taliban’s bait game john barry august 11, 2011

absent the ncaa, such a student would be able to am-ss significant cash during a college career.
end college football noah kristula-green july 12, 2012

black used his prominent standing within the hate movement to am-ss a following of his own.
derek black, the reluctant racist, and his exit from white nationalism caitlin d-ckson july 28, 2013

historical examples

by these means she contrived to keep out of debt, and am-ss a little sum besides.
little bessie, the careless girl josephine franklin

his was the distinction of being the only pendarves who had ever managed to am-ss a fortune.
mcclure’s magazine, vol 31, no 2, june 1908 various

each official during his tenure of office expected to recover his initial outlay, and am-ss a small fortune besides.
the buccaneers in the west indies in the xvii century clarence henry haring

how then, shall we estimate the share of each in the riches which all contribute to am-ss?
the conquest of bread peter kropotkin

in this expedition, he cruelly oppressed the provinces through which he p-ssed, that he might am-ss riches.
a general history and collection of voyages and travels, vol. iv. robert kerr

verb
(transitive) to acc-mulate or collect (esp riches, etc)
to gather in a heap; bring together
v.

late 15c., “to heap up for oneself,” from old french am-sser, from à “to” (see ad-) + m-sser (see m-ss (n.1)). related: am-ssed; am-ssing.