See Also: Compile(money)
compile(dictionary)
compile(dictionary)

compile (oh)



[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: compiler, from Latin compilare 'to seize together, steal']
to make a book, list, record etc, using different pieces of information, music etc
-see also compilation compilation
::The document was compiled by the Department of Health
compile sth from/for sth
::The report was compiled from a survey of 5000 households.
technical to put a set of instructions into a computer in a form that it can understand and use