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- [kuh m-pahyl]
- /kəmˈpaɪl/
- /kəmˈpaɪl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kuh m-pahyl]
- /kəmˈpaɪl/
Definitions of compile word
- verb compile When you compile something such as a report, book, or programme, you produce it by collecting and putting together many pieces of information. 3
- verb compile to make or compose from other materials or sources 3
- verb compile to collect or gather for a book, hobby, etc 3
- verb compile to create (a set of machine instructions) from a high-level programming language, using a compiler 3
- verb transitive compile to gather and put together (statistics, facts, etc.) in an orderly form 3
- verb transitive compile to compose (a book, etc.) of materials gathered from various sources 3
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Origin of compile
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English < Latin compīlāre to rob, pillage, steal from another writer, equivalent to com- com- + -pīlāre, perhaps akin to pīla column, pier, pile1, pīlāre to fix firmly, plant (hence, pile up, accumulate)
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Parts of speech for Compile
noun
adjective
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preposition
conjunction
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exclamation
compile popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
compile usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for compile
verb compile
- cull — If items or ideas are culled from a particular source or number of sources, they are taken and gathered together.
- amass — If you amass something such as money or information, you gradually get a lot of it.
- organize — to form as or into a whole consisting of interdependent or coordinated parts, especially for united action: to organize a committee.
- edit — to supervise or direct the preparation of (a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); serve as editor of; direct the editorial policies of.
- glean — to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
Antonyms for compile
verb compile
- disperse — to drive or send off in various directions; scatter: to disperse a crowd.
- scatter — to throw loosely about; distribute at irregular intervals: to scatter seeds.
- destroy — To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
- disarrange — to disturb the arrangement of; disorder; unsettle.
- disorder — lack of order or regular arrangement; confusion: Your room is in utter disorder.
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