Cases of word usage

1) to collect (a great deal of money, power) (amass)

2) to collect (information) and arranged in (a book, list, report etc) (compile)

3) to change (a liquid) to gas by heating, and then cool the gas and collect drops of liquid (distill)

4) to collect (news, facts in small quantities) (glean)

5) to collect or gather (people, support etc) together (muster)

6) the central part of an atom, consisting of protons and neutrons; a central part, round which other parts are grouped or round which other things collect (nucleus)

7) to cut and collect a crop of (grain) from a field etc (reap)

8) to move quickly to find or collect things (scrabble)

9) a long piece of cotton wool etc, used inside a woman to collect blood during her period (tampon)