COMPILE definition: 1. to collect information from different places and arrange it in a book, report, or list: 2. to…. Learn more.

COMPILE meaning: 1. to collect information from different places and arrange it in a book, report, or list: 2. to…. Learn more.

Definition of compile verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

3 meanings: 1. to make or compose from other materials or sources 2. to collect or gather for a book, hobby, etc 3. computing.... Click for more definitions.

Compile definition: to put together (documents, selections, or other materials) in one book or work.. See examples of COMPILE used in a sentence.

Define compile. compile synonyms, compile pronunciation, compile translation, English dictionary definition of compile. tr.v. com·piled , com·pil·ing , com·piles 1. To gather into a single book. 2. …

To compile means to collect and organize information or data from various sources into a single document, list, or organized resource.

When you compile something, like a recipe-book or a mix-tape, you put it together using things that already exist (recipes, songs).