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Compile

/kəmpʌɪl/

An act of compiling code.

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📖 Definitions of "Compile"

noun

1
An act of compiling code.

verb

1
To put together; to assemble; to make by gathering things from various sources.
"Samuel Johnson compiled one of the most influential dictionaries of the English language."
2
To construct, build.
3
To use a compiler to process source code and produce executable code.
"After I compile this program I'll run it and see if it works."
4
To be successfully processed by a compiler into executable code.
"There must be an error in my source code because it won't compile."

🔄 Synonyms of "Compile"

6 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
composeverb	(transitive or intransitive) To construct by mental labor; to think up; particularly, to produce or create a literary or musical work.
collectverb	(transitive) To gather together; amass.
amassverb	(transitive) to gather a great quantity of; to accumulate.
accumulateverb	(intransitive) To gradually grow or increase in quantity or number.
pile upverb	(idiomatic, intransitive) To collect or accumulate, as a backlog.
hoardnoun	(transitive) To amass, usually for one's own private collection.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Compile"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
composeverb	(transitive or intransitive) To construct by mental labor; to think up; particularly, to produce or create a literary or musical work.
collectverb	(transitive) To gather together; amass.
amassverb	(transitive) to gather a great quantity of; to accumulate.
accumulateverb	(intransitive) To gradually grow or increase in quantity or number.
hoardnoun	(transitive) To amass, usually for one's own private collection.
pile upverb	(idiomatic, intransitive) To collect or accumulate, as a backlog.
assembleverb	(transitive) To put together.
buildverb	(transitive) To form (something) by combining materials or parts.
fabricateverb	(transitive) To form by art and labor; to manufacture; to produce.
collectionnoun	A set of items or amount of material procured, gathered or presented together.
collected	(not comparable) Gathered together.
consolidateverb	(ambitransitive) To combine into a single unit; to group together or join.
makeverb	(transitive) To create.
combineverb	(transitive) To bring (two or more things or activities) together; to unite.
synthesizeverb	(transitive) To combine two or more things to produce a new product.
gatherverb	To collect normally separate things.
collateverb	(transitive) To examine diverse documents and so on, to discover similarities and differences.
produceverb	(transitive) To bring forth, to yield, make, manufacture, or otherwise generate.
amalgamateverb	(transitive or intransitive) To merge, to combine, to blend, to join.
determineverb	To ascertain definitely; to figure out, find out, or conclude by analyzing, calculating, or investigating.