Definition of compile verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
When you compile something such as a report, book, or programme, you produce it by collecting and putting together many pieces of information. Councils were required to compile a register of all adults living in their areas. [VERB noun] The book took 10 years to compile. [VERB noun]
com•pile /kəmˈpaɪl/ v. [~ + object], -piled, -pil•ing. to put together (documents, selections, or other materials) in one book or work from materials taken from various sources: to compile data.
1. to make or compose from other materials or sources: to compile a list of names.