to gather into one body or place; to assemble or bring together; to obtain by gathering.-to demand and obtain payment of, as an account, or other indebtedness; as, to collect taxes.-to infer from observed facts; to conclude from premises.-to assemble together; as, the people collected in a crowd; to accumulate; as, snow collects in banks.-to infer; to conclude.-a short, comprehensive prayer, adapted to a particular day, occasion, or condition, and forming part of a liturgy.