COLLECT Synonyms
There are 28 hypernyms of the word collect. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for COLLECT
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gather | verbv | |||||||
noun • sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching • the act of gathering something verb • assemble or get together • collect in one place • increase in amount by collecting or gathering • conclude from evidence • draw together into folds or puckers • get people together • draw and bring closer • look for (food) in nature • increase or develop | ||||||||
gather up | verbv | |||||||
verb • take and lift upward • gather or collect | ||||||||
accumulate | verbv | |||||||
verb • get or gather together • increase in amount by collecting or gathering | ||||||||
aggregate | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • the whole amount • material such as sand or gravel used with cement and water to make concrete, mortar, or plaster • a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together adjective satellite • formed of separate units gathered into a mass or whole • composed of a dense cluster of separate units such as carpels or florets or drupelets verb • amount in the aggregate to • gather in a mass, sum, or whole | ||||||||
amass | verbv | |||||||
verb • increase in amount by collecting or gathering • get or gather together | ||||||||
assume | verbv | |||||||
verb • take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof • take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities • take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect • take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person • occupy or take on • seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession • make a pretence of • take up someone's soul into heaven • put clothing on one's body | ||||||||
cod | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves) • lean white flesh of important North Atlantic food fish; usually baked or poached • major food fish of Arctic and cold-temperate waters adverb • collecting the charges upon delivery adjective satellite • payable by the recipient on delivery verb • fool or hoax • harass with persistent criticism or carping | ||||||||
compile | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
verb • get or gather together • put together out of existing material • use a computer program to translate source code written in a particular programming language into computer-readable machine code that can be executed | ||||||||
construe | verbv | |||||||
verb • make sense of; assign a meaning to | ||||||||
garner | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a storehouse for threshed grain or animal feed verb • acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions • store grain • assemble or get together | ||||||||
group | nounn | |||||||
noun • any number of entities (members) considered as a unit • (chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule • a set that is closed, associative, has an identity element and every element has an inverse verb • arrange into a group or groups • form a group or group together | ||||||||
hoard | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a secret store of valuables or money verb • save up as for future use • get or gather together | ||||||||
mass | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • (Roman Catholic Church and Protestant Churches) the celebration of the Eucharist • the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field • a musical setting for a Mass • (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent • a sequence of prayers constituting the Christian Eucharistic rite • an ill-structured collection of similar things (objects or people) • a body of matter without definite shape • the common people generally • the property of something that is great in magnitude adjective satellite • formed of separate units gathered into a mass or whole verb • join together into a mass or collect or form a mass | ||||||||
merge | verbv | |||||||
verb • become one • mix together different elements • join or combine | ||||||||
receive | verbv | |||||||
verb • get something; come into possession of • receive a specified treatment (abstract) • register (perceptual input) • go through (mental or physical states or experiences) • express willingness to have in one's home or environs • accept as true or valid • bid welcome to; greet upon arrival • convert into sounds or pictures • experience as a reaction • have or give a reception • receive as a retribution or punishment • partake of the Holy Eucharist sacrament • regard favorably or with disapproval | ||||||||
secure | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • free from fear or doubt; easy in mind • free from danger or risk • not likely to fail or give way adjective satellite • immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with • financially safe verb • get by special effort • cause to be firmly attached • assure payment of • make certain of • fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug • furnish with battens | ||||||||
bump into | verbv | |||||||
verb • collide violently with an obstacle | ||||||||
call for | verbv | |||||||
verb • express the need or desire for • require as useful, just, or proper • request the participation or presence of • gather or collect | ||||||||
pick up | verbv | |||||||
verb • take and lift upward • take up by hand • give a passenger or a hitchhiker a lift • gather or collect • get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally • get in addition, as an increase • take into custody • buy casually or spontaneously • register (perceptual input) • lift out or reflect from a background • meet someone for sexual purposes • fill with high spirits; fill with optimism • improve significantly; go from bad to good • perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily • eat by pecking at, like a bird • gain or regain energy | ||||||||
pile up | verbv | |||||||
verb • increase in amount by collecting or gathering • arrange into piles or stacks • get or gather together | ||||||||