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
First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English, from Latin compīlāre “to rob, pillage, steal from another writer,” equivalent to com- “with” + -pīlāre, perhaps akin to pīla “column, pier,” pīlāre “to fix firmly, plant” (hence, “pile up, accumulate”); see com-, pile1
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,adjective
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|FiveThirtyEight
People 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|Fortune
Having 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|Ozy
The 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.
We All Have a Rosebud in Our Pasts|Sam Roberts|October 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
One spokesperson even worked late into the night to compile statistics related to Peace Corps safety.
The Peace Corps' Awful Secret|Tim Mak|August 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
But 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|DAILY BEAST
If I was Gchatting with Chinese dissidents, the state could compile evidence for a political trial.
Were the Chinese the ‘State-Sponsored Attackers’ Trying to Hack Me?|Eli Lake|February 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He did not write according to copy, nor compile from commonplace books.
Ernest Maltravers, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton
At the end of the play the "learned men" are made to compile a dialogue "in praise of the owl and the cuckoo."
William Shakespeare|John Masefield
I shall only try to compile an ensemble of concise and very precise notions and statements bearing upon this vast subject.
The French Impressionists (1860-1900)|Camille Mauclair
He had hoped to compile a digest of English law, but found it more than he could do alone, and had laid it aside.
Bacon|Richard William Church
For the reasons which induced Cassiodorus to compile the two books of Formulae, see his Preface (translated, p. 133).
The Letters of Cassiodorus|Cassiodorus (AKA Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator)
British Dictionary definitions for compile
compile
/ (kəmˈpaɪl) /
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
computingto create (a set of machine instructions) from a high-level programming language, using a compiler
Word Origin for compile
C14: from Latin compīlāre to pile together, plunder, from com- together + pīlāre to thrust down, pack