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COLLECT Synonyms

There are 23 synonyms of the word collect. (exact relations)
There are 28 hypernyms of the word collect. (close relations)
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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

Best Hypernyms For COLLECT

Here is a list of related hypernyms for collect, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (20)
accumulate amass compile hoard store acquire aggregate assemble combine gather get group heap orison petition prayer stack stockpile take unite
Phrases (8)
pile uphive awaylay input inroll upsalt awaystack awaystash away

Alternatives for GATHER

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