Main Entry:

com·pile

Pronunciation:

\kəm-ˈpī(-ə)l\

Function:

transitive verb

Inflected Form(s):

com·piled; com·pil·ing

Etymology:

Middle English, from Anglo-French compiler, from Latin compilare to plunder

Date:

14th century

1 : to compose out of materials from other documents 2 : to collect and edit into a volume 3 : to build up gradually <compiled a record of four wins and two losses> 4 : to run (as a program) through a compiler