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collect

4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) collect (noun)
  2. 2) collect (verb)
  3. 3) collect (adverb or adjective)
  4. re-collect (transitive verb)

1col·lect

noun \ˈkä-likt also -ˌlekt\

Definition of COLLECT

1
: a short prayer comprising an invocation, petition, and conclusion; specifically often capitalized : one preceding the eucharistic Epistle and varying with the day
2
: collection

Origin of COLLECT

Middle English collecte, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin collecta (short for oratio ad collectam prayer upon assembly), from Late Latin, assembly, from Latin, assemblage, from feminine of collectus
First Known Use: 13th century

Rhymes with COLLECT

abject, advect, affect, aspect, bisect, cathect, confect, connect, convect, correct, cowl-necked, defect, deflect, deject, detect, direct, Dordrecht, effect, eject, elect, erect, ewe-necked, expect, goosenecked, infect, inflect, inject, insect, inspect, neglect, object, pandect, porrect, prefect, prelect, project, prospect, protect, refect, reflect, reject, resect, respect, ring-necked, roll-necked, select, stiff-necked, subject, suspect, traject, transect, trisect, Utrecht, V-necked

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