collect

  1. Verb.  To gather together; amass items.
  2. Verb.  To get; particularly, get from someone.
  3. Verb.  To accumulate similar items or items belonging to a particular theme, particularly for a hobby or recreation.
  4. Verb.  (context, now) To form a conclusion; to deduce, infer. (Compare (term, gather) , (term, get) .).
  5. Noun.  (Christianity) The prayer said before the reading of the epistle lesson, especially one found in a prayerbook, as with the Book of Common Prayer.

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