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<i>Addison.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Eccl. Law)</fld> <def>One who collates to a benefice.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>One who confers any benefit.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Feltham.</i>

<h1>Collaud</h1> <Xpage=278>

<hw>Col*laud"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>collaudare</ets>; <ets>col-</ets> + <ets>laudare</ets> to praise.]</ety> <def>To join in praising.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Howell.</i>

<h1>Colleague</h1> <Xpage=278>

<hw>Col"league</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>coll</ets>\'b5<ets>gue</ets>, L. <ets>collega</ets> one chosen at the same time with another, a partner in office; <ets>col-</ets> + <ets>legare</ets> to send or choose as deputy. See <er>Legate</er>.]</ety> <def>A partner or associate in some civil or ecclesiastical office or employment. It is never used of partners in trade or manufactures.</def>

<syn>Syn. -- Helper; assistant; coadjutor; ally; associate; companion; confederate.</syn>

<h1>Colleague</h1> <Xpage=278>

<hw>Col*league"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v.t & i.</tt> <def>To unite or associate with another or with others.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Colleagueship</h1> <Xpage=278>

<hw>Col"league*ship</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Partnership in office.</def>

<i>Milton.</i>

<h1>Collect</h1> <Xpage=278>

<hw>Col*lect"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Collected</er>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Collecting</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>collecrus</ets>, <tt>p. p.</tt> of <ets>collerige</ets> to bind together; <ets>col-</ets> + <ets>legere</ets> to gather: cf. OF. <ets>collecter</ets>. See <er>Legend</er>, and cf. <er>Coil</er>, <tt>v. t.</tt>, <er>Cull</er>, <tt>v. t.</tt>]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To gather into one body or place; to assemble or bring together; to obtain by gathering.</def>

<blockquote>A band of men <b>Collected</b> choicely from each country. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>'Tis memory alone that enriches the mind, by preserving what our labor and industry daily <b>collect</b>. <i>Watts.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To demand and obtain payment of, as an account, or other indebtedness; <as>as, to <ex>collect</ex> taxes</as>.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>To infer from observed facts; to conclude from premises.</def> <mark>[Archaic.]</mark>

<i>Shak.</i>

<blockquote>Which sequence, I conceive, is very ill <b>collected</b>. <i>Locke.</i></blockquote>

<cs><col>To collect one's self</col>, <cd>to recover from surprise, embarrassment, or fear; to regain self-control.</cd></cs>

<syn>Syn. -- To gather; assemble; congregate; muster; accumulate; garner; aggregate; amass; infer; deduce.</syn>

<h1>Collect</h1> <Xpage=278>

<hw>Col*lect"</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To assemble together; <as>as, the people <ex>collected</ex> in a crowd; to accumulate; <as>as, snow <ex>collects</ex> in banks</as>.</as></def>