compile
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.
Origin of compile
1Other 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, adjective
- well-com·piled, adjective
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How to use compile in a sentence
Like we did in 2018, FiveThirtyEight has been compiling a wealth of information, including gender, for every major-party candidate for Senate, House and governor this year.
More Women Than Ever Are Running For Office. But Are They Winning Their Primaries? | Meredith Conroy | September 2, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightPeople in Hong Kong are fearful their data will be compiled by Beijing, too.
Hong Kong’s new mass COVID testing scheme is free and voluntary—and some citizens are suspicious | eamonbarrett | August 26, 2020 | FortuneHaving secured the purchase of two national chains within the space of a week, Simon is estimated to part own approximately 400 stores in its own properties, according to data compiled by Green Street Advisors before the pandemic.
America’s Largest Shopping Mall Owner Gets a New Tenant: Itself | Daniel Malloy | August 20, 2020 | OzyThe system was first used to compile health statistics by the City of Baltimore, the US Office of the Surgeon General, and the New York Health Department—all opportunities probably secured with the help of Billings.
To that end, the team is looking forth to compile an entire 3D data set and workflow that would be made accessible to other researchers and students, for a more concerted effort on the future projects involving the grandeur of Pompeii.
The Roman Domus (House): Architecture and Reconstruction | Dattatreya Mandal | April 8, 2020 | Realm of History
Winnowing down countless artifacts to compile A History of New York in 101 Objects was challenging enough.
One spokesperson even worked late into the night to compile statistics related to Peace Corps safety.
Indeed, Warmuth eventually would compile a list of Jack London appropriations in Chronicles that ran 12 pages long.
We would before Christmas compile a thick book of readings for him.
Clinton, Bush, and Obama Speechwriters on How They Made the State of the Union Address | Chris Riback | January 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut I'm willing to bet that when I compile my Top Ten list next December, True Detective will still reign supreme.
‘True Detective’ Review: You Have to Watch HBO’s Revolutionary Crime Classic | Andrew Romano | January 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTo support those statements with adequate evidence I should have to compile a book four times as large as the present volume.
God and my Neighbour | Robert BlatchfordNot quite, if I may judge from such tables of comparative speed as I am able to compile from memories of my own experience.
The Devil's Dictionary | Ambrose BierceNo attempt has ever been made to compile a bibliography of selenium organic compounds.
Some idea, then, may be formed of the vast amount of labor and expense necessary to compile a work of this character.
Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians | William K. DavidWhy doesn't some patient drudge of a privat dozent compile a dictionary of the stable-names of the great?
Damn! | Henry Louis Mencken
British Dictionary definitions for compile
/ (kəmˈpaɪl) /
to make or compose from other materials or sources: to 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
Origin of compile
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