What is to infer; to conclude. [Archaic] Whence some collect that the former word imports a plurality of persons. South called?
collect — To infer; to conclude. [Archaic] Whence some collect that the former word imports a plurality of persons. South. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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