com ‧ pile AC /kəmˈpaɪl/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ compilation , ↑ compiler ; verb : ↑ compile ]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: compiler , from Latin compilare 'to seize together, steal' ]
1 . to make a book, list, record etc, using different pieces of information, music etc ⇨ compilation :
The document was compiled by the Department of Health
compile something from/for something
The report was compiled from a survey of 5,000 households.
2 . technical to put a set of instructions into a computer in a form that it can understand and use