compile

/kəmpʌɪl/verb

To create something by collecting and combining material from different places.

Example sentences

“He compiled a playlist of songs from his favorite decades.”
“The committee compiled its findings into a single report.”

In computing it has a precise meaning: translating source code into a form a machine can run.

Featured as word of the day on September 28, 2026.

Synonyms for compile

assemble
gather
collect
put together
collate

On the Academic Word List. Find it in: Academic vocabulary.

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