单词 | amassing |
释义 | amassingn. The action of amass v.; accumulation, gathering. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > supply > storage > [noun] > collecting and storing accumulationa1613 amassing1618 garnering1872 the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > [noun] > composite collectiveness > accumulation aggregation?a1425 accumulation1490 accumulating?1550 congestion1593 compilation1598 accruement1609 cumulation1616 amassing1618 amassment1652 1618 T. Gainsford Glory Eng. ii. xii. 228 Florence..thinketh of nothing but amassing of treasure from mechanicke drudgery. a1673 R. Perrinchief Royal Martyr (1676) 101 Those that imputed the speedy amassing of these Forces to the Equity of the King's Cause. 1785 T. Mortimer tr. J. Necker Treat. Admin. Finances of France III. xix. 234 Government must observe with pleasure, both the amassing of grain, and the speculations of commerce which occasion them. 1891 C. F. Keary Vikings in Western Christendom 147 They were only plundering expeditions, with scarcely any other conscious object at the outset than the amassing of treasure. 1923 Jrnl. Rom. Stud. 13 213 The patient amassing of data of all kinds from the scribblings and pen-trials of scribes. 1967 Bull. Atomic Scientists Nov. 33/1 Quite different from the amassing of a stockpile of ready-to-fire nuclear weapons. 2005 D. Cruickshank Around World in 80 Treasures 104 His amassing of personal and company wealth and power. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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