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com·pile / kəmˈpīl/ • v. [tr.] 1. produce (something, esp. a list, report, or book) by assembling information collected from other sources: the local authority must compile a list of taxpayers. ∎ collect (information) in order to produce something. ∎ accumulate (a specified score): the 49ers have compiled a league-leading 14–2 record.2. Comput. (of a computer) convert (a program) into a machine-code or lower-level form in which the program can be executed.DERIVATIVES: com·pil·er n.
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