recompile
verb
re·com·pile
(ˌ)rē-kəm-ˈpī(-ə)l
recompiled; recompiling; recompiles
: to compile again
Last year's revival of composer Joseph Rumshinsky's Yiddish classic was made possible by the work of musicologist Michael Ochs, who labored for the better part of a decade recompiling the lost work after it slid into obscurity.—
Colin Mixson
Colin MixsonManagement tools recompile and run on OS X …—Tom Yager
Tom YagerExamples of recompile in a Sentence
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Switching to using high-performance Java runtimes with minimal disruption typically involves installing the new Java runtime and making easy configuration changes without the need to alter or recompile application code.
—Scott Sellers, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
In the new study, Onodera uses the data set recompiled by Nunn to find them.
—Rudy Molinek, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Aug. 2024
Porting Windows games to Mac hasn’t been easy for developers, and typically involves a complex process of recompiling source code, converting custom shaders, reimplementing the graphics subsystem, and converting audio, input, and HDR rendering.
—Tom Warren, The Verge, 7 June 2023
In addition to building the operating system itself—not just the kernel, but drivers for all hardware from GPU to Wi-Fi to LTE modem, and more—third-party app developers would need to recompile their own applications for the new architecture as well.
—Jim Salter, Ars Technica, 4 Dec. 2020
Called Amendment 4, the proposal allows state officials to recompile the constitution without the racist language.
—Jay Reeves, Star Tribune, 4 Nov. 2020
Amendment 4 would start a process intended to remove outdated and nullified racist sections of the constitution, such as one requiring segregated schools, and recompile the constitution in a more logical order.
—Mike Cason | McAson@al.com, al, 25 Oct. 2020
Company executives also said Adobe and Microsoft were well along in porting flagship apps like Lightroom and Office, while developers using Apple’s Xcode tools should be able to recompile their code for Apple silicon in a few days of work.
—Rob Pegoraro, USA TODAY, 23 June 2020
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Scott Sellers, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
In the new study, Onodera uses the data set recompiled by Nunn to find them.
—Rudy Molinek, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Aug. 2024
Porting Windows games to Mac hasn’t been easy for developers, and typically involves a complex process of recompiling source code, converting custom shaders, reimplementing the graphics subsystem, and converting audio, input, and HDR rendering.
—Tom Warren, The Verge, 7 June 2023
In addition to building the operating system itself—not just the kernel, but drivers for all hardware from GPU to Wi-Fi to LTE modem, and more—third-party app developers would need to recompile their own applications for the new architecture as well.
—Jim Salter, Ars Technica, 4 Dec. 2020
Called Amendment 4, the proposal allows state officials to recompile the constitution without the racist language.
—Jay Reeves, Star Tribune, 4 Nov. 2020
Amendment 4 would start a process intended to remove outdated and nullified racist sections of the constitution, such as one requiring segregated schools, and recompile the constitution in a more logical order.
—Mike Cason | McAson@al.com, al, 25 Oct. 2020
Company executives also said Adobe and Microsoft were well along in porting flagship apps like Lightroom and Office, while developers using Apple’s Xcode tools should be able to recompile their code for Apple silicon in a few days of work.
—Rob Pegoraro, USA TODAY, 23 June 2020
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“Recompile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recompile. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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