[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

collect \collect"\ ko^lle^kt", v. t. imp.  p. p.
   collected; p. pr.  vb. n. collecting. l. collecrus, p.
   p. of collerige to bind together; col- + legere to gather:
   cf. of. collecter. see legend, and cf. coil, v. t.,
   cull, v. t.
   1. to gather into one body or place; to assemble or bring
      together; to obtain by gathering.
      1913 webster

            a band of men
            collected choicely from each country. --shak.
      1913 webster

            'tis memory alone that enriches the mind, by
            preserving what our labor and industry daily
            collect.                              --watts.
      1913 webster

   2. to demand and obtain payment of, as an account, or other
      indebtedness; as, to collect taxes.
      1913 webster

   3. to infer from observed facts; to conclude from premises.
      archaic. --shak.
      1913 webster

            which sequence, i conceive, is very ill collected.
                                                  --locke.
      1913 webster

   to collect one's self, to recover from surprise,
      embarrassment, or fear; to regain self-control.

   syn: to gather; assemble; congregate; muster; accumulate;
        garner; aggregate; amass; infer; deduce.
        1913 webster
see also:
collected collecting legend coil cull to collect one's self 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

collecting
     n : the act of gathering something together syn: collection,
         assembling, aggregation
see also:
collection assembling aggregation 

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ALCS - Authors' Licensing & Collecting Society
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Collecting Jethro Tull
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Record Collecting Resources
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Coin Collecting FAQ Part 1
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