collect
Synonyms:
(verb) aggregate, assemble, amass, calm, compose, contain, control, gather, marshal, muster, re-collect, settle.
Related Words:
(verb) cluster, compile, congress, convene, converge, convoke, corral, group, heap, raise, rendezvous, save, secure, solicit, stockpile.
Antonyms:
broadcast, distribute.
Synonym Study 1 (Dictionary.com):
Gather, assemble, collect, muster, and marshal imply bringing or drawing together.
Gather expresses the general idea usually with no implication of arrangement:
to gather seashells.
Assemble is used of objects or facts brought together preparatory to arranging them:
to assemble data for a report.
Collect implies purposeful accumulation to form an ordered whole:
to collect evidence.
Muster, primarily a military term, suggests thoroughness in the process of collection:
to muster all one's resources.
Marshal, another term primarily military, suggests rigorously ordered, purposeful arrangement:
to marshal facts for effective presentation.
Synonym Study 2 (Merriam-Webster):
Gather, collect, assemble, and congregate mean to come or bring together into a group, mass, or unit.
Gather is the most general term for bringing or coming together from a spread-out or scattered state:
a crowd quickly gathered.
Collect often implies careful selection or orderly arrangement:
collected books on gardening.
Assemble implies an ordered union or organization of persons or things often for a definite purpose:
experts assembled for a conference.
Congregate implies a spontaneous flocking together into a crowd or huddle:
congregating under a shelter.
Origin:
First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Latin collēctus (past participle of colligere “to collect”), equivalent to col- “with, together” + leg- (stem of legere “to gather”) + -tus past participle suffix; see col-1. Noun: 1150–1200; Middle English collecte<Medieval Latin, short for ōrātiō ad collēctam prayer at collection (see collect1). Dictionary 2 (verb, noun 1, adverb, adjective): C16: from Latin collēctus collected, from colligere to gather together, from com- together + legere to gather. (noun 2): C13: from Medieval Latin collecta (from the phrase ōrātiō ad collēctam prayer at the (people's) assembly), from Latin colligere to collect 1. —Dictionary.com. //
First Known Use of collect: Noun: 13th century. Verb: 1563. Adverb or adjective: 1893. History and Etymology for collect: Noun: 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. Verb: Latin collectus, past participle of colligere to collect, from com- + legere to gather — more at legend. —Merriam-Webster.
Sources: 1, 2.
(verb) aggregate, assemble, amass, calm, compose, contain, control, gather, marshal, muster, re-collect, settle.
Related Words:
(verb) cluster, compile, congress, convene, converge, convoke, corral, group, heap, raise, rendezvous, save, secure, solicit, stockpile.
Antonyms:
broadcast, distribute.
Synonym Study 1 (Dictionary.com):
Gather, assemble, collect, muster, and marshal imply bringing or drawing together.
Gather expresses the general idea usually with no implication of arrangement:
to gather seashells.
Assemble is used of objects or facts brought together preparatory to arranging them:
to assemble data for a report.
Collect implies purposeful accumulation to form an ordered whole:
to collect evidence.
Muster, primarily a military term, suggests thoroughness in the process of collection:
to muster all one's resources.
Marshal, another term primarily military, suggests rigorously ordered, purposeful arrangement:
to marshal facts for effective presentation.
Synonym Study 2 (Merriam-Webster):
Gather, collect, assemble, and congregate mean to come or bring together into a group, mass, or unit.
Gather is the most general term for bringing or coming together from a spread-out or scattered state:
a crowd quickly gathered.
Collect often implies careful selection or orderly arrangement:
collected books on gardening.
Assemble implies an ordered union or organization of persons or things often for a definite purpose:
experts assembled for a conference.
Congregate implies a spontaneous flocking together into a crowd or huddle:
congregating under a shelter.
Origin:
First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Latin collēctus (past participle of colligere “to collect”), equivalent to col- “with, together” + leg- (stem of legere “to gather”) + -tus past participle suffix; see col-1. Noun: 1150–1200; Middle English collecte<Medieval Latin, short for ōrātiō ad collēctam prayer at collection (see collect1). Dictionary 2 (verb, noun 1, adverb, adjective): C16: from Latin collēctus collected, from colligere to gather together, from com- together + legere to gather. (noun 2): C13: from Medieval Latin collecta (from the phrase ōrātiō ad collēctam prayer at the (people's) assembly), from Latin colligere to collect 1. —Dictionary.com. //
First Known Use of collect: Noun: 13th century. Verb: 1563. Adverb or adjective: 1893. History and Etymology for collect: Noun: 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. Verb: Latin collectus, past participle of colligere to collect, from com- + legere to gather — more at legend. —Merriam-Webster.
Sources: 1, 2.