What is another word for collects?

Pronunciation: [kəlˈɛkts] (IPA)

There are numerous synonyms for the word "collects," which means to gather, accumulate, or assemble. Some of the synonyms that can be used in place of "collects" include compiling, amassing, hoarding, gathering, stockpiling, acquiring, garnering, collating, accumulating, and consolidating. These words all suggest the same basic idea of bringing together various items or resources into a single place or group. Depending on the context in which the word is used, different synonyms may be more appropriate. For instance, "hoarding" might be more suggestive of a kind of obsessive collecting, whereas "compiling" would be more appropriate for gathering information or data.

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Usage examples for Collects

The musk ox and the caribou browse, while the raven, with a kind word for all, collects food for its palate.
"My Attainment of the Pole"
Frederick A. Cook
Up to forty a man pays interest; after forty he collects interest.
"Dollars and Sense"
Col. Wm. C. Hunter
The artistic element collects about Natalie.
"Erlach Court"
Ossip Schubin

Famous quotes with Collects

  • An espionage organization is a collector: it collects raw information. That gets processed by a machinery that is supposed to resolve its reliability, and to present a finished product.
    Aldrich Ames
  • There are three principal means of acquiring knowledge... observation of nature, reflection, and experimentation. Observation collects facts; reflection combines them; experimentation verifies the result of that combination.
    Denis Diderot
  • The voice collects and translates your bad physical health, your emotional worries, your personal troubles.
    Placido Domingo
  • These are clothes my friends and I could wear. This ain't Prada. I don't want to be one of those celebrities that slaps their name on a label and collects royalty checks. Everything on that runway reflects me.
    Nicky Hilton
  • Justice is a whore that won't let herself be stiffed, and collects the wages of shame even from the poor.
    Karl Kraus

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