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    [Verb]  | "col*lect" | \ kə-ˈlekt \


    1: to bring together into one body or place

    2: to gather or exact from a number of persons or sources

    3: to gather an accumulation of (objects) especially as a hobby


    Origin: 1563 ;

     Middle English collecten "to accumulate, infer, calculate," borrowed from Anglo-French collecter, borrowed from Latin collēctus, past participle of colligere "to gather together, assemble, accumulate, pull (oneself) together," from col-, assimilated variant of com- {see: |com-|com-} + legere "to gather by picking or plucking, select, choose" {mat|legend|};

    [Verb]  | "re-col*lect" | \ ˌrē-kə-ˈlekt \


    1: to collect again; especially : rally, recover


    Origin: 1604 ;

     Partly from Latin recollectus, past participle of recolligere, from re- + colligere to collect; partly from re- + collect;

    [Noun]  | "collecting duct" 


    1: a duct that receives and concentrates urine from the distal convoluted tubule of nephrons and discharges it into the renal pelvis


    Origin: 1906 ;

    [Noun]  | "collecting tubule" 


    1: collecting duct

    2: a tubule that connects the distal convoluted tubule of the nephron with the collecting duct


    Origin: 1879 ;

    [Noun]  | "stamp collecting" 


    1: the hobby of collecting postage stamps

    [Phrasal verb]  | "collect up" 


    1: to gather (things) together

    [Verb]  | "collecting" 


    1: to gain emotional or mental control of;


      * e.g., " ... applicants should collect their thoughts while waiting to be interviewed "





    2: to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass;


      * e.g., " ... dust has been collecting under my bed for years "





    3: to bring together from several sources into a single volume or list;


      * e.g., " ... collected the author's early short stories, which were originally published in several obscure sci-fi magazines "



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    [Verb]  | "collect" 


    1: to gain emotional or mental control of;


      * e.g., " ... applicants should collect their thoughts while waiting to be interviewed "





    2: to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass;


      * e.g., " ... dust has been collecting under my bed for years "





    3: to bring together from several sources into a single volume or list;


      * e.g., " ... collected the author's early short stories, which were originally published in several obscure sci-fi magazines "



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    [Verb]  | "re-collecting" 


    1: to gain emotional or mental control of;


      * e.g., " ... she had to calm down and re-collect herself after being told she had won the lottery "



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    2: to get again in one's possession;


      * e.g., " ... I struggled to re-collect the papers the wind had torn from my hands "



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    [Verb]  | "re-collect" 


    1: to gain emotional or mental control of;


      * e.g., " ... she had to calm down and re-collect herself after being told she had won the lottery "



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    2: to get again in one's possession;


      * e.g., " ... I struggled to re-collect the papers the wind had torn from my hands "



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     [ "Collectic" ]

    1: 1: a new style of decorating which embraces one's eclectic, personal treasures by combining them with other items with divergent styles;

      * e.g.,  ... Her home's decorating style can best be described as collectic. 


     [ "Collectic" ]

    2: 2: designed without the conventional rules espoused by decorators, i.e., matching traditional with traditional, coordinating curtains with upholstery fabrics, etc.

     [ "Collective" ]

    1: Just as a group of crows is a murder, a group of sheep is a herd... A group of assholes is a collective

      * e.g.,  ... "Julianne raised 5 boys and yet somehow they ended up just being a collective." "How can those boys be so mean, mom?" "It's just what happens when there's a collective sweetie." 

     [ "collection" ]

    1: a valuable group of collected items placed together (as in media, books, stamps or other interesting crap

      * e.g.,  ... I've got a collection of DVDs 

     [ "Collect" ]

    1: What a dealer must do to obtain payment from his customers who buy 'on tick'.

      * e.g.,  ... I need to go collect from those mother fuckers on the other side of town! They owe big money. 

     [ "collective" ]

    1:  A word used to describe the unthinking hive-mind of Leftist drones. A pretentious synonym for club.

      * e.g.,  ...  Drones have been assigned their talking point orders from the Collective today, and will be parroting them throughout the weeks to come. My grandmother belongs to a knitting collective. 

     [ "collective" ]

    1: Stalinoid or Bolshevik for "group." Reeks with self-importance and in-groupiness.

      * e.g.,  ... They used to go out drinking. I suppose they called themselves the "Beer Collective." 

     [ "collectibles" ]

    1: A horrible waste of money, better spent on buying a house, car, or investing.

      * e.g.,  ... Even though, the poor soul lived in a crappy-assed area, he continued to buy collectibles instead of considering his future. 

     [ "collective" ]

    1: The worst of memes on iFunny

      * e.g.,  ... Guy 1: Yesterday I read through all of collective ! 

     [ "collectible" ]

    1: A term meaning "good" or "amazing". It can also be as a way to show acceptance, or likeing.

      * e.g.,  ... Ex.1: Those people giving out free stuff are collectible. 


     [ "collectible" ]

    2: Also meaning the opposite of the term "Overweight, or "Obeease".

      * e.g.,  ... Ex.2: Dude, Those naked chicks are Collectible! 

     [ "collected" ]

    1: When someone makes an unwarranted advance with the intention of taking you home that night.

      * e.g.,  ... Can you believe my friend Allie almost got collected tonight? Tragic, right? 

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