<B>collateral circulation,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> circulation of the blood through secondary vessels that have enlarged and branched out, compensating for the failure of a major vein or artery to provide adequate circulation. </DL>
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<B>collateral damage,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the killing of civilians or damaging of nonmilitary structures in the course of conducting bombing raids or other military operations. <BR> <I>Ex. Avoidance of collateral damage means "trying not to kill civilians" (New York Times Magazine).</I> </DL>
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<B>collateralize, </B>transitive verb, <B>-ized,</B> <B>-izing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Commerce.) <DD><B> 1. </B>to use or pledge as collateral. <BR> <I>Ex. collateralize a house.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>to secure or further secure (a loan) by putting up collateral. <BR> <I>Ex. Many banks, now low on loanable funds, are asking that borrowers collateralize some of their loans (Wall Street Journal).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="collaterally">
<B>collaterally, </B>adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>in a collateral manner or position; side by side. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) aside from the main course, subject, purpose, etc.; secondarily; indirectly. </DL>
<A NAME="collation">
<B>collation, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1a. </B>a collating; careful comparison. <BR> <I>Ex. A collation of Emily Dickinson's poems was made to prepare a new edition.</I> <DD><B> b. </B>the result of collating. <DD><B> 2. </B>a detailed technical description of a book or manuscript, such as is made by a librarian or bibliographer. <DD><B> 3. </B>the appointment of a clergyman to a benefice, especially in the Church of England by a bishop who is himself the patron or has acquired the patron's rights. <DD><B> 4a. </B>a light meal. <BR> <I>Ex. A collation of wine and sweetmeats was prepared (William Robertson).</I> <DD><B> b. </B>an entertainment of food and drink. <DD><B> 5. </B>a religious reading and a conference or discussion. </DL>
<A NAME="collative">
<B>collative, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>of or characterized by a collation. <DD><B> 2. </B>presented by collation. <BR> <I>Ex. a collative benefice.</I> </DL>
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<B>collator, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person or machine that collates. <BR> <I>Ex. There were new collators that also stapled and stacked automatically (Dickson Ash).</I> </DL>
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<B>colla voce,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Italian.) with the voice; a direction for a singer to follow the tempo of the leading singer. </DL>
<A NAME="colleague">
<B>colleague</B> (1), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an associate; fellow worker or fellow member of a profession or organization. <BR> <I>Ex. The teacher's colleagues taught his classes while he was ill.</I> </DL>
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<B>colleague</B> (2), verb, <B>-leagued,</B> <B>-leaguing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.i. </I> <B>1. </B>to enter into a league or alliance; combine. <DD><B> 2. </B><B>=conspire.</B> <DD><I>v.t. </I> (Obsolete.) to join in a league or alliance. </DL>
<A NAME="colleagueship">
<B>colleagueship, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the state of being a colleague. </DL>
<A NAME="collect">
<B>collect</B> (1), verb, adverb, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to bring together; gather together. <BR> <I>Ex. We collected sticks of wood to make a fire.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>to gather together for a set. <BR> <I>Ex. Most boys collect stamps at some time or other.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>to pick up; take along. <BR> <I>Ex. She came over to collect the book she had forgotten. He returned later in the evening to collect his wife.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>to ask and receive payment of (bills, debts, dues, or taxes). <BR> <I>Ex. The milkman collects money from his customers each month.</I> <DD><B> 5. </B>(Figurative.) to regain control of. <BR> <I>Ex. After the shock he tried to collect himself and his thoughts.</I> (SYN) rally. <DD><B> 6. </B>(Rare.) to infer; conclude. <BR> <I>Ex. Many of the laws of Nature ... may be collected from experiments (Samuel Butler).</I> <DD><I>v.i. </I> <B>1. </B>to come together; assemble. <BR> <I>Ex. A crowd soon collects at the scene of an accident.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>to accumulate. <BR> <I>Ex. Junk tends to collect in every household. Dust is collecting under his bed.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>to make a collection. <BR> <I>Ex. Whether it be books, beer mugs, or antiques, people have an instinct to collect.</I> <DD><I>adv., adj. </I> to be paid for at the place of delivery. <BR> <I>Ex. to telephone collect (adv.), a collect telegram (adj.).</I> adj. <B>collectable.</B> </DL>
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<B>collect</B> (2), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a short prayer used in certain church services. In Western churches, a collect is said before the Epistle in the Eucharistic service; in Anglican churches, in morning and evening prayer. <BR> <I>Ex. Faith, hope, charity, for an increase in which the collect for tomorrow offers petition, rank high among the specifically Christian qualities (London Times).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="collectanea">
<B>collectanea, </B>noun pl.<DL COMPACT><DD> passages collected from various writings; miscellany. <BR> <I>Ex. I shall now present my readers with some collectanea (James Boswell).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="collectarium">
<B>collectarium, </B>noun, pl. <B>-ia.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a book, used in medieval times, containing the collects used in the liturgy. </DL>
<A NAME="collected">
<B>collected, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>brought together; gathered together. <BR> <I>Ex. the author's collected works.</I> (SYN) assembled, accumulated. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) not confused or disturbed; under control; calm. <BR> <I>Ex. The doctor was the most collected person at the scene of the accident.</I> (SYN) composed, self-possessed. adv. <B>collectedly.</B> noun <B>collectedness.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="collectibility">
<B>collectibility, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the state of being collectible. <BR> <I>Ex. The group said its collection index recorded a new high this month in the collectibility of overdue consumer debts (Wall Street Journal).</I> </DL>
