Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - collect

 I. noun  Etymology: Middle English ~e, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin ~a (short for oratio ad ~am prayer upon assembly), from Late Latin, assembly, from Latin, assemblage, from feminine of ~us  Date: 13th century  1. a short prayer comprising an invocation, petition, and conclusion; specifically often capitalized one preceding the eucharistic Epistle and varying with the day  2. ~ion  II. verb  Etymology: Latin ~us, past participle of colligere to ~, from com- + legere to gather — more at legend  Date: 1563  transitive verb  1.  a. to bring together into one body or place  b. to gather or exact from a number of persons or sources ~ taxes  c. to gather an accumulation of (objects) especially as a hobby ~s stamps  2. infer, deduce  3. to gain or regain control of ~ his thoughts  4. to claim as due and receive payment for  5. to get and bring with one; specifically pick up went to ~ her at the train station  intransitive verb  1. to come together in a band, group, or mass ; gather  2.  a. to ~ objects  b. to receive payment ~ing on the insurance  Synonyms: see gather  III. adverb or adjective  Date: 1893 to be paid for by the receiver