(kə·lekt′) v.t.
1. To gather or come together; assemble.
2. To bring together as for a hobby, as stamps or books.
3. To gather or obtain payments of money.
4. To regain control of; bring or call back: to collect one's wits.
—v.i.
5. To assemble or congregate, as people; accumulate, as sand.
6. To gather payments or donations. See synonyms under AMASS, CONVOKE.
—adjective To be paid for on delivery: a telegram sent collect. [<F collecter <L colligere <com- together + legere choose]
—col·lect′a·ble or ·i·ble adjective

(kol′ekt) noun
A formal, condensed prayer used in several western liturgies, usually containing a single petition and varying with the season or occasion. [<F collecte <L collecta a gathering together <colligere. See COLLECT¹.]