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collect
verb (BRING TOGETHER) /kəˈlekt/Definition
(Definition of collect verb (BRING TOGETHER) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a pack rat idiom
- accumulate verb
- amass verb
- assemble verb (GATHER)
- bank verb (MASS)
- collectable adjective
- collector noun (HOBBY)
- collector's item noun
- compile verb (GATHER TOGETHER)
- concentrate verb (COME TOGETHER)
- concentration noun (AMOUNT)
- fundraising noun
- garner verb
- gather verb (COLLECT)
- harvest verb (BODY PARTS)
- put sth together phrasal verb 1
- rake sth/sb up phrasal verb
- reassemble verb
- scrape sth/sb together/up phrasal verb
- store noun (STH KEPT)
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