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verb
- 1. produce (a list or book) by assembling information collected from other sources: "the local authority must compile a list of the names and addresses of taxpayers"
- 2. convert (a program) into a machine-code or lower-level form in which the program can be executed: "this allows you to create programs and compile them"
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COMPILE definition: 1. to collect information from different places and arrange it in a book, report, or list: 2. to…. Learn more.
The meaning of COMPILE is to compose out of materials from other documents. How to use compile in a sentence.
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.
When you compile something such as a report, book, or programme, you produce it by collecting and putting together many pieces of information. Councils were required to compile a register of all adults living in their areas.
compile. verb. /kəmˈpaɪl/ Verb Forms. compile something to produce a book, list, report, etc. by bringing together different items, articles, songs, etc.; to collect information in order to produce a book, list, etc. We are trying to compile a list of suitable people for the job. The album was compiled from live recordings from last year's tour.
COMPILE meaning: 1. to collect information from different places and arrange it in a book, report, or list: 2. to…. Learn more.
1. to put together (documents, selections, or other materials) in one book or work. 2. to make (a book, writing, or the like) of materials from various sources: to compile an anthology of plays. 3. to gather together: to compile data. 4. to translate (a computer program) by means of a compiler.
When you compile something, like a recipe-book or a mix-tape, you put it together using things that already exist (recipes, songs).
COMPILE definition: to collect information and arrange it in a book, report, or list. Learn more.
Compile Definition. To gather and put together (statistics, facts, etc.) in an orderly form. To gather into a single book. To compose (a book, etc.) of materials gathered from various sources. To translate (a computer program, instruction, etc. in a high-level language) into machine language.
