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compile

/kəmˈpaɪl/  ·  say it: kuhm·PYLE

to gather and assemble into one work

In Formal & Academic

In more detail

1. (verb) to collect information or materials from different sources and arrange them together

2. (verb) to convert a computer program written in a programming language into machine code that a computer can run

Examples

• 1. The editor compiled all the articles into a single book.
• 2. The programmer needs to compile the code before testing the application.

Nearby in Formal & Academic

analogous, cohesive, collate, conform, corroborate, criterion