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com·pile (kəm pīl′)

transitive verb compiled -·piled′, compiling -·pil′·ing

  1. to gather and put together (statistics, facts, etc.) in an orderly form
  2. to compose (a book, etc.) of materials gathered from various sources
  3. to translate (a computer program, instruction, etc. in a high-level language) into machine language: said of a compiler program

Etymology: ME compilen < OFr compiler < L compilare, to snatch together, plunder < com-, together + pilare, to compress, ram down

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compile Synonyms

compile

v.

collect, gather, amass, put together, group together, bring together, draw together, arrange, edit, collate, recapitulate, digest, concentrate, consolidate, compose, note down, anthologize, cull, glean, select, accumulate, heap up, garner, assemble, collocate, organize, codify, unite, colligate, muster; see also accumulate 1, edit 1, 2.

Antonyms originate, scatter*, disperse.


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compile Usage Examples

Object

  • bibliography: RefWorks RefWorks allows you to create a personal database and compile bibliographies in a range of styles e.g. Harvard Referencing.

Preposition: on

  • basis: Highlights from each category are compiled on a regular basis, and the entire library is also fully searchable and virus checked.

Subject

  • enthusiast: We will be showing a large selection of photographs from the Arthur Jones collection, specifically an album compiled by Scottish enthusiast William Cross.

Modifying Another Word

  • statically: USB Module kernel panic Inserting the hid kernel module into a kernel with hid statically compiled in causes a kernel panic.

Used with why or when

  • which: The application process will also be streamlined and a toolset for new members compiled which covers both assessment and audit.

Preposition: in

  • accordance: They have been compiled in accordance with the Code of Practice on Local Authority Accounting in Great Britain.

Preposition: from

  • source: This report has been compiled from various sources, thank you to all that have contributed.

Preposition: with

  • flag: One of my source files needs to be compiled with different flags.

Preposition: by

  • enthusiast: We will be showing a large selection of photographs from the Arthur Jones collection, specifically an album compiled by Scottish enthusiast William Cross.
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