Collect \Col*lect"\, 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 gather into one body or place; to assemble or bring
together; to obtain by gathering.
A band of men Collected choicely from each country.
--Shak.
'Tis memory alone that enriches the mind, by
preserving what our labor and industry daily
collect. --Watts.
2. To demand and obtain payment of, as an account, or other
indebtedness; as, to collect taxes.
3. To infer from observed facts; to conclude from premises.
[Archaic.]
--Shak.
Which sequence, I conceive, is very ill collected.
--Locke.
To collect one's self, to recover from surprise,
embarrassment, or fear; to regain self-control.
Syn: To gather; assemble; congregate; muster; accumulate;
garner; aggregate; amass; infer; deduce.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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