Defn: An amassing; a heap collected; a large quantity or number brought together; an accumulation. An amassment of imaginary conceptions. Glanvill.
AMASTHENIC
Am`as*then"ic, a. Etym: [Gr. (Photog.)
Defn: Uniting the chemical rays of light into one focus, as a certain kind of lens; amacratic.
AMATE
A*mate", v. t. Etym: [OF. amater, amatir.]
Defn: To dismay; to dishearten; to daunt. [Obs. or Archaic] The Silures, to amate the new general, rumored the overthrow greater than was true. Milton.
AMATE
A*mate", v. t. Etym: [Pref. a- + mate.]
Defn: To be a mate to; to match. [Obs.] Spenser.
AMATEUR
Am`a*teur", n. Etym: [F., fr. L. amator lover, fr. amare to love.]
Defn: A person attached to a particular pursuit, study, or science as to music or painting; esp. one who cultivates any study or art, from taste or attachment, without pursuing it professionally.
AMATEURISH
Am`a*teur"ish, a.