re·com·pile
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recompiled; recompiling; recompiles
Definition of recompile
: 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 Management tools recompile and run on OS X …— Tom Yager
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“Recompile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recompile. Accessed 19 Jun. 2021.
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The first known use of recompile was circa 1617
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