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1. Brought together in one place
   "the collected works of Milton"
   - gathered
    
2. In full control of your faculties
   "the witness remained collected throughout the cross-examination"; "the witness remained self-collected throughout the cross-examination"
   - equanimous, poised, self-collected, self-contained, self-possessed

1. Get or gather together (a large number of something)
   "She collected a small fortune"
   - roll up, accumulate, pile up, amass, compile, hoard
    
2. Call for and obtain payment of
   "we collected over a million dollars in outstanding debts"; "he collected the rent"
   - take in
    
3. Assemble or get together
   "collect some stones"
   - gather, garner, pull together
    
4. Get or bring together
   - pull in
    
5. Go to meet, esp. to then take somewhere in a vehicle
   "She collected the children at the day care centre"
   - pick up, gather up, call for

See also: collectedly, collectible, collection, collector, composed

Type of: acquire, get, hive away, lay in, put in, salt away, stack away, stash away, store, take

Antonym: uncollected

Encyclopedia: Collect