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com·pile  (km-pl)
tr.v. com·piled, com·pil·ing, com·piles
1. To gather into a single book.
2. To put together or compose from materials gathered from several sources: compile an encyclopedia.
3. Computer Science To translate (a program) into machine language.

[Middle English compilen, from Old French compiler, probably from Latin complre, to plunder : com-, com- + pla, heap (of stones), pillar.]

compile
Verb
[-piling, -piled]
1. to collect and arrange (information) from various sources
2. Computers to convert (commands for a computer) from the language used by the person using it into machine code suitable for the computer, using a compiler [Latin com- together + pilare to thrust down, pack]
compilation n
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Verb1.compilecompile - get or gather together; "I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune"
run up - pile up (debts or scores)
corral - collect or gather; "corralling votes for an election"
collect, pull in - get or bring together; "accumulate evidence"
scrape up, scrape, scratch, come up - gather (money or other resources) together over time; "She had scraped together enough money for college"; "they scratched a meager living"
chunk, lump - put together indiscriminately; "lump together all the applicants"
bale - make into a bale; "bale hay"
catch - take in and retain; "We have a big barrel to catch the rainwater"
fund - accumulate a fund for the discharge of a recurrent liability; "fund a medical care plan"
fund - place or store up in a fund for accumulation
salt away, stack away, stash away, store, hive away, lay in, put in - keep or lay aside for future use; "store grain for the winter"; "The bear stores fat for the period of hibernation when he doesn't eat"
2.compile - put together out of existing material; "compile a list"
cobble together, cobble up - put together hastily
anthologise, anthologize - compile an anthology
catalog, catalogue - make a catalogue, compile a catalogue; "She spends her weekends cataloguing"
make - make by shaping or bringing together constituents; "make a dress"; "make a cake"; "make a wall of stones"
3.compile - use a computer program to translate source code written in a particular programming language into computer-readable machine code that can be executed
make - make by shaping or bringing together constituents; "make a dress"; "make a cake"; "make a wall of stones"

compile
Translations

compile [kəmˈpaɪl] vtrecopilar
compile [kəmˈpaɪl] vtcompiler
compile [kəmˈpaɪl] vtzusammenstellen;
(book) → verfassen
compile [kəmˈpaɪl] vtcompilare

compile
v compile [kəmˈpail]
to make (a book, table etc) from information collected from other books etc He compiled a French dictionary.saamstel, versamelيَجْمَع، يُؤَلِّفсъставямsestavitredigere; samle; kompilerezusammenstellenσυντάσσω κτ. συλλέγοντας στοιχείαcompilarkoostama, kompileerimaگردآوری کردنlaatiacomposer (par compilation)לְלָקֵט וְלַעֲרוֹךसंकलन करना, संग्रह करनाsastaviti, povaditi iz, kompilirati(meg)szerkesztmengumpulkansafna/taka samancompilare編集する편찬하다sudaryti, kompiliuotikompilēt; vāktmenyusunsamenstellensamle, plukke sammen, utarbeideopracowywać, kompilowaćcompilara compilaсоставлятьzostaviťsestaviti (iz več virov)sastavitiställa samman, utarbetaรวบรวมderlemek, bir araya getirmek編寫компілювати; укладатиbiên soạn
n compilation [kompiˈleiʃən]
samestelling; versamelingجَمْع، تَجْميع، تأليفсъставянеsestaveníredigering; samling; kompilationdie Zusammenstellungσύνταξη, συλλογήcompilación, recopilaciónkoostamine, kompilatsioonگردآوری؛ تدوینlaatiminen, kokoelmacompilationאוֹסֶףसंकलनkompilacijaösszeállításkumpulansöfnun, samantektcompilazione編集편찬sudarymas, kompiliacijakompilācija; kompilēšanasusunansamenstelling(inn)samling, samlearbeidopracowanie, kompilacjacompilaçãocompilareсоставлениеzostaveniekompilacijakompilacijasammanställningการรวบรวมderleme, derleme eser彙編,編輯компіляція; упорядкуванняتالیفsự biên soạn,
n comˈpiler
samestellerمُؤَلِّف، جامِعсъставителkompilátor, sestavitelredaktør; kompilatorder/die Bearbeiter(in)συντάκτης (λεξικού κτλ.)compiladorkoostajaگردآورندهlaatijacompilateur/-triceאוֹסֶף וּמחַבֵּרसंकलनकर्त्ताkompilatorszerkesztőpenyusunþÿðandi (í tölvutækni)compilatore編集者편찬자sudarytojas, kompiliatoriussastādītājs; kompilatorspenyusunsamenstellerinnsamlerautor opracowaniacompiladorcompilatorсоставительkompilátor, -kasestavljalec; prepisovalecsastavljačkompilatorผู้แปลderleyici編著者компілятор; укладачمؤلفngười biên soạn

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A skillful individual in his closet with all the local codes before him, might compile a law on some subjects of taxation for the whole union, without any aid from oral information, and it may be expected that whenever internal taxes may be necessary, and particularly in cases requiring uniformity throughout the States, the more simple objects will be preferred.
But the men who compile the Sailing Directions have never heard of the change that was worked in the hearts of the inhabitants, who, not many years ago, cut off a big bark and killed all hands with the exception of the second mate.
I can very confidently announce one or another law, which throws itself into relief and form, but I am too young yet by some ages to compile a code.
 
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