Col*laud" (?), v. t. [L. collaudare; col- + laudare to praise.] To join in praising. [Obs.] Howell.
Col"league (k&obreve;l"lēg), n. [F. collŔgue, L. collega one chosen at the same time with another, a partner in office; col- + legare to send or choose as deputy. See Legate.] A partner or associate in some civil or ecclesiastical office or employment. It is never used of partners in trade or manufactures.
Syn. -- Helper; assistant; coadjutor; ally; associate; companion; confederate.
Col*league" (k&obreve;l*lēg"), v. t. & i. To unite or associate with another or with others. [R.] Shak.
Col"league*ship, n. Partnership in office. Milton.
Col*lect" (?), 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.
A band of men
Collected choicely from each country.
Shak.
'Tis memory alone that enriches the mind, by preserving what our labor and industry daily collect.
Watts.
2. To demand and obtain payment of, as an account, or other indebtedness; as, to collect taxes.