gather up Copy link Outline 1. collĭgo, lēgi, ctum, 32. sublĭgo, 3 (from beneath)3. to g. up again, rĕcollĭgo, 3 • gather up: 1. collĭgo, lēgi, ctum, 3: to g. up baggage (before starting), vasa c., Cic.: Liv.: v. to collect. Fig.: to g. up the hair in a knot, capillos in nodum c., Ov. M. 3, 169: to g. up one's toga, togam c., Mart. 7, 33. 2. sublĭgo, 3 (from beneath): to g. up from under (the table) what might offend the guests, s. quod posset coenantes offendere, Hor. S. 2, 8, 12: Col.: v. to pick up. 3. to g. up again, rĕcollĭgo, 3: to g. up one's robe again, stolam r., Plin. Ep. 4, 11, 9: Just.