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verb com·pile \kəm-ˈpī(-ə)l\

: to create (a CD, book, list, etc.) by gathering things (such as songs or pieces of writing or information)

: to put together (various songs, pieces of writing, facts, etc.) in a publication or collection

computers : to change (computer programming instructions) into a form the computer can understand and use

com·piledcom·pil·ing

Full Definition of COMPILE

transitive verb

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

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Examples of COMPILE

1. He compiled a book of poems.
2. She compiled a list of names.
3. They took the best submissions and compiled them in a single issue of the magazine.
4. We compiled our findings in the report.

Origin of COMPILE

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

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to COMPILE

Synonyms

anthologize, collect

Related Words

edit, recompile, redact, redraft, reedit, revamp, revise, rework; accumulate, amass, assemble, collate, gather, group

Rhymes with COMPILE

abseil, air mile, bass viol, black bile, Blue Nile, decile, erstwhile, exile, Fair Isle, field trial, gentile, high style, hostile, lifestyle, meanwhile, motile, nail file, New Style, old style, Old Style, on file, profile, redial, reptile, show trial, stockpile, time trial