Which sequence, I conceive, is very ill collected.
Locke.
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.
Col*lect", v. i. 1. To assemble together; as, the people collected in a crowd; to accumulate; as, snow collects in banks.