• (v. t.) To collect again; to gather what has been scattered; as, to re-collect routed troops.
Re`-col·lect' (rē`kŏl*lĕkt') transitive verb [ Prefix re- + collect .] To collect again; to gather what has been scattered; as, to re- collect routed troops. « God will one day raise the dead, re-collecting our scattered dust.» Barrow.