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collect

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[ kuh-lekt ]
/ kəˈlɛkt /
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verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

adjective, adverb

requiring payment by the recipient: a collect telephone call; a telegram sent collect.

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Origin of collect

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First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Latin collēctus (past participle of colligere “to collect”), equivalent to col- “with, together” + leg- (stem of legere “to gather”) + -tus past participle suffix; see col-1

synonym study for collect

1. See gather.

Words nearby collect

collateral vessel, collation, collative, collator, colleague, collect, collectable, collectanea, collect call, collected, collected edition

Definition for collect (2 of 2)

collect2
[ kol-ekt ]
/ ˈkɒl ɛkt /

noun

any of certain brief prayers used in Western churches especially before the epistle in the communion service.

Origin of collect

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1150–1200; Middle English collecte<Medieval Latin, short for ōrātiō ad collēctam prayer at collection (see collect1)
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Words related to collect

amass, compile, gather, assemble, save, raise, solicit, secure, group, congress, cluster, muster, aggregate, rendezvous, converge, convene, convoke, stockpile, heap, corral

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British Dictionary definitions for collect (1 of 2)

collect1
/ (kəˈlɛkt) /

verb

adverb, adjective

US (of telephone calls) on a reverse-charge basis

noun

Australian informal a winning bet

Word Origin for collect

C16: from Latin collēctus collected, from colligere to gather together, from com- together + legere to gather

British Dictionary definitions for collect (2 of 2)

collect2
/ (ˈkɒlɛkt) /

noun

Christianity a short Church prayer generally preceding the lesson or epistle in Communion and other services

Word Origin for collect

C13: from Medieval Latin collecta (from the phrase ōrātiō ad collēctam prayer at the (people's) assembly), from Latin colligere to collect 1
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