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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To compile the report, researchers found the suburb with the highest mean household income for each of the 50 largest metropolitan areas.
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Tim Britton, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025
To compile the list of exempted drugs and ingredients, reporters pulled historical records from the internet and used Redica Systems, a quality and regulatory intelligence company with a vast collection of agency documents.
—Debbie Cenziper, ProPublica, 13 Aug. 2025
To compile the report, researchers found the suburb with the highest mean household income for each of the 50 largest metropolitan areas.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
Last year, data compiled by World Steel showed 67 fatalities in the industry globally, the lowest on record.
—Salena Zito, The Washington Examiner, 13 Aug. 2025
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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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