The difference between Collect and Merge
When used as nouns, collect means the prayer said before the reading of the epistle lesson, especially one found in a prayerbook, as with the book of common prayer, whereas merge means the joining together of multiple sources.
When used as verbs, collect means to gather together, whereas merge means to combine into a whole.
Collect is also adverb with the meaning: with payment due from the recipient.
Collect is also adjective with the meaning: to be paid for by the recipient, as a telephone call or a shipment.
check bellow for the other definitions of Collect and Merge
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Collect as a verb (transitive):
To gather together; amass.
Examples:
"Suzanne collected all the papers she had laid out."
"The team uses special equipment to collect data on temperature, wind speed and rainfall. [[File:The team uses special equipment to collect data on temperature, wind speed and rainfall.ogg]]"
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Collect as a verb (transitive):
To get; particularly, get from someone.
Examples:
"A bank collects a monthly payment on a client's new car loan. A mortgage company collects a monthly payment on a house."
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Collect as a verb (transitive):
To accumulate (a number of similar or related objects), particularly for a hobby or recreation.
Examples:
"John Henry collects stamps."
"I don't think he collects as much as hoards."
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Collect as a verb (transitive, now, rare):
To form a conclusion; to deduce, infer. (Compare , .)
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Collect as a verb (intransitive, often with ''on'' or ''against''):
To collect payments.
Examples:
"He had a lot of trouble collecting on that bet he made."
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Collect as a verb (intransitive):
To come together in a group or mass.
Examples:
"The rain collected in puddles."
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Collect as a verb (transitive):
To infer; to conclude.
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Collect as a verb (transitive, of a vehicle or driver):
To collide with or crash into (another vehicle or obstacle).
Examples:
"The truck veered across the central reservation and collected a car that was travelling in the opposite direction."
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Collect as an adjective:
To be paid for by the recipient, as a telephone call or a shipment.
Examples:
"It was to be a collect delivery, but no-one was available to pay."
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Collect as an adverb:
With payment due from the recipient.
Examples:
"I had to call collect."
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Collect as a noun (Christianity):
The prayer said before the reading of the epistle lesson, especially one found in a prayerbook, as with the Book of Common Prayer.
Examples:
"He used the day's collect as the basis of his sermon."
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Merge as a verb (transitive):
To combine into a whole.
Examples:
"Headquarters merged the operations of the three divisions."
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Merge as a verb (intransitive):
To combine into a whole.
Examples:
"The two companies merged."
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Merge as a verb:
To blend gradually into something else.
Examples:
"The lanes of traffic merged."
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Merge as a noun:
The joining together of multiple sources.
Examples:
"There are often accidents at that traffic merge."
"The merge of the two documents failed."