compile
verb
com·pile
kəm-ˈpī(-ə)l 
compiled; compiling
1
: to compose out of materials from other documents
compile a statistical chart
2
: to collect and edit into a volume
compile a book of poems
3
: to build up gradually
compiled a record of four wins and two losses
4
: to run (something, such as a program) through a compiler
Examples of compile in a Sentence
He compiled a book of poems.
She compiled a list of names.
They took the best submissions and compiled them in a single issue of the magazine.
We compiled our findings in the report.
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Matthew Fairburn, The Athletic, 30 Nov. 2024
The number of design companies present in Milan and its provinces surged 66 percent between 2009 to 2023, according to data compiled with the help of the Milan, Monza, Brianza and Lodi Chambers of Commerce.
—Sofia Celeste, WWD, 28 Nov. 2024
The holiday season is fast approaching, and Newsweek has compiled a map showing who in United States is most excited about the arrival of Santa?
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
Nearly half of all shipwrecks occurred in October and November, when the notorious fall storms move into the region, according to estimates from a database compiled by Brendon Baillod, a maritime historian from the Wisconsin Underwater Archeology Association, along with 20 other historians.
—Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 27 Nov. 2024
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compile
verb
com·pile
kəm-ˈpīl
compiled; compiling
1
: to collect into a volume or list
compile a book of poems
2
: to put together in a new form out of materials from other books or documents
compile a history of India
3
: to translate (as a computer program) with a compiler
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