Collect and Settle

Collect

Collect verb - To gain emotional or mental control of.

Usage example: applicants should collect their thoughts while waiting to be interviewed

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Settle and collect are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Settle" instead a verb "Collect".

Settle verb - To gain emotional or mental control of.

Usage example: settled himself only with visible effort after the angry outburst

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Collect and settle are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Collect" instead a verb "Settle".

Nearby Words: settled, settlement, settling, settler, settlor

Sometimes the tax authorities will settle, but more often they'll just put a lien on what you do have so that if you sell anything, they can collect the proceeds.

Source: Morton's Fork

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