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compile
[ kuhm-pahyl ]
/ kÉmËpaÉȘl /
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verb (used with object), com·piled, com·pil·ing.
to put together (documents, selections, or other materials) in one book or work.
to make (a book, writing, or the like) of materials from various sources: to compile an anthology of plays; to compile a graph showing changes in profit.
to gather together: to compile data.
Computers. to translate (a computer program) from a high-level language into another language, usually machine language, using a compiler.
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OTHER WORDS FROM compile
pre·com·pile, verb (used with object), pre·com·piled, pre·com·pil·ing.re·com·pile, verb (used with object), re·com·piled, re·com·pil·ing.un·com·piled, adjectivewell-com·piled, adjectiveWords nearby compile
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British Dictionary definitions for compile
compile
/ (kÉmËpaÉȘl) /
verb (tr)
to make or compose from other materials or sourcesto compile a list of names
to collect or gather for a book, hobby, etc
computing to create (a set of machine instructions) from a high-level programming language, using a compiler
Word Origin for compile
C14: from Latin compÄ«lÄre to pile together, plunder, from com- together + pÄ«lÄre to thrust down, pack
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