| Main Entry: | amass |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | gather, accumulate |
Synonyms: |
aggregate, assemble, clean up, collect, compile, corral*, garner, heap*, hoard, lay up, make a killing, make a pile, pile, round up, scare up, stockpile, store |
Antonyms: |
disburse, disperse, dissipate, divide, dole, scatter, spend |
| Main Entry: | accrue |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | increase by addition or growth, often financial |
Synonyms: |
accumulate, amass, build up, collect, enlarge, flow, gather, grow, increase |
| Notes: | a person or thing is the subject of (acquire) the acquiring process; a person or thing is the object or goal of (accrue) the accruing process |
Antonyms: |
decrease, lose |
| Main Entry: | acquire |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | obtain or receive |
Synonyms: |
access, achieve, amass, annex, attain, bring in, buy, catch, collect, cop, corral*, earn, gain, gather, get, get hands on, get hold of, grab, have, hustle, land, latch onto, lock up, pick up, procure, promote, rack up, scare up, secure, snag*, take, take possession of, wangle, win |
Antonyms: |
fail, forfeit, forgo, lose, relinquish, surrender, yield |
| Main Entry: | aggregate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | combine into a collection |
Synonyms: |
accumulate, add up, amass, amount, assemble, collect, combine, come, heap, mix, number, pile, sum, total |
Antonyms: |
break up, disperse, divide |
| Main Entry: | assemble |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | congregate |
Synonyms: |
accumulate, agglomerate, amass, bring together, bunch, bunch up, call, call together, capture*, collect, come together, convene, convoke, corral*, flock, gang up, gather, group, hang around, hang out*, huddle, lump, make the scene, meet, meet up, mobilize, muster, rally, reunite, round up, scare up, summon, unite |
Antonyms: |
disperse, scatter |
| Main Entry: | bank |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | collect money or advantage |
Synonyms: |
amass, deposit, heap, hill, hoard, invest, lay aside, lay away, mass, mound, pile, put by, salt away, save, sock away, speculate, squirrel, stash |
Antonyms: |
disburse, spend |
| Main Entry: | collect |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | accumulate, come together |
Synonyms: |
aggregate, amass, array, assemble, cluster, compile, congregate, congress, convene, converge, convoke, corral, flock, flock together, gather, get hold of, group, heap, hoard, muster, rally, rendezvous, round up, save, scare up, stockpile |
Antonyms: |
dispense, disperse, disseminate, distribute, divide, scatter, share |
| Main Entry: | compile |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | assemble, accumulate |
Synonyms: |
abridge, amass, anthologize, arrange, assemble, bring together, collate, collect, colligate, collocate, compose, concentrate, congregate, consolidate, cull, draw together, edit, garner, gather, get together, glean, group, heap up, marshal, muster, organize, put together, recapitulate, unite |
Antonyms: |
disassemble, disperse, scatter, separate |
| Main Entry: | concentrate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | gather, collect |
Synonyms: |
accumulate, agglomerate, aggregate, amass, assemble, bunch, center, centralize, cluster, coalesce, collect, combine, compact, compress, congest, conglomerate, congregate, consolidate, constrict, contract, converge, cramp, crowd, draw together, eliminate, embody, focalize, focus, forgather, garner, get to the meat, heap, heap up, hoard, huddle, integrate, intensify, localize, mass, muster, narrow, pile, reduce, salt away, store, strengthen, swarm, unify, zero in |
Antonyms: |
disperse, scatter |
| Main Entry: | consolidate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | combine; make firm |
Synonyms: |
add to, amalgamate, amass, band, bind, blend, build up, bunch up, cement, centralize, compact, compound, concatenate, concentrate, condense, conjoin, connect, densen, develop, federate, fortify, fuse, harden, hitch, hitch on, hook up with, incorporate, join, league, mass, meld, mix, plug into, pool, reinforce, render solid, secure, set, slap on, solidify, stabilize, strengthen, tack on, tag on, team up with, thicken, throw in together, tie in, tie up with, unify |
Antonyms: |
disjoin, disperse, divide, part, separate |