collect

collect
collect (v.) early 15c. (trans.), from O.Fr. collecter "to collect" (late 14c.), from L. collectus, pp. of colligere "gather together," from com- "together" (see COM- (Cf. com-)) + legere "to gather" (see LECTURE (Cf. lecture) (n.)). The intransitive sense is attested from 1794. Related: Collected; collecting. As an adjective meaning "paid by the recipient" it is attested from 1893, originally with reference to telegrams.

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  • Collect — • The name now used only for short prayers before the Epistle in the Mass, which occur again at Lauds, Terce, Sext, None, and Vespers Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Collect     Collect …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • collect — I (gather) verb accumulate, acquire, add to, aggregate, amalgamate, amass, assemble, bring to a common center, bring to a point of union, bring together, compile, concentrate, conferre, congerere, conglomerate, consolidate, convene, convocare,… …   Law dictionary

  • Collect — Col*lect (k[o^]l*l[e^]kt ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Collected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Collecting}.] [L. collecrus, p. p. of collerige to bind together; col + legere to gather: cf. OF. collecter. See {Legend}, and cf. {Coil}, v. t., {Cull}, v. t.] 1. To… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • collect — collect1 [kə lekt′] vt. [ME collecten < OFr collecter < L collectus: see COLLECT2] 1. to gather together; assemble 2. to gather (stamps, books, etc.) as a hobby 3. to call for and receive (money) for (rent, a fund, taxes, bills, etc.) 4. to …   English World dictionary

  • Collect — Col lect, n. [LL. collecta, fr. L. collecta a collection in money; an assemblage, fr. collerige: cf. F. collecte. See {Collect}, v. t.] A short, comprehensive prayer, adapted to a particular day, occasion, or condition, and forming part of a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • collect — Ⅰ. collect [1] ► VERB 1) bring or gather together. 2) systematically acquire (items of a particular kind) as a hobby. 3) call for and take away; fetch. 4) call for and receive as a right or due. 5) (collect oneself) regain control of onese …   English terms dictionary

  • Collect — Col*lect , v. i. 1. To assemble together; as, the people collected in a crowd; to accumulate; as, snow collects in banks. [1913 Webster] 2. To infer; to conclude. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] Whence some collect that the former word imports a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • collect — [v1] accumulate, come together 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,… …   New thesaurus

  • collect — *gather, assemble, congregate Analogous words: mass, *heap, pile: *accumulate, amass, hoard: consolidate, concentrate, *compact Antonyms: disperse: distribute Contrasted words: *scatter, dissipate, dispel: dispense, divide, deal, dole (see …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • collect — To pick up mail from collection boxes or customers …   Glossary of postal terms

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