Collect

kol-lekf,?>. t. To gather into one body or place, bring together; to infer as a consequence, deduce. — v. i. To be a embled together, accumulate; to infer, conclude. — Collect' ible, -Y-bl. a. Capable of being gathered or inferred. — Collect, kof lekt, n. A short, comprehensive prayer.— Collect a'nea, -ne-a, n. pi. Pa ages selected from various ruthors; anthology; chrestomathy. [L.] — Collect a'neo us, -ne-us, a. "Gathered; collected. — Collection, -lek's hun, n. Act of collecting; thing gathered; contribution; a emblage; crowd; ma ; compilation; selection. — Collective, -iv, a. Formed by gathering; gathered into a ma , sum, or body; deducing consequences. (Gram.) Expre ing an aggregate of individuals. Tending to collect. — Coliect'ively, adv. In a body; unitedly. — Collect' or, -er, n. One who collects or gathers. (Com.) An officer who receives customs, taxes, or toll. — Collecforship, -orate, n. Office or jurisdiction of, etc.