compile
verb
com·pile
kəm-ˈpī(-ə)l 
compiled; compiling
1
: to compose out of materials from other documents
compile a statistical chart
2
: to collect and edit into a volume
compile a book of poems
3
: to build up gradually
compiled a record of four wins and two losses
4
: to run (something, such as a program) through a compiler
Examples of compile in a Sentence
He compiled a book of poems.
She compiled a list of names.
They took the best submissions and compiled them in a single issue of the magazine.
We compiled our findings in the report.
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Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 12 July 2024
Zoom in: Project 2025 was compiled by the conservative Heritage Foundation and is not an official Trump campaign platform, but several of his allies contributed to it.
—Erin Doherty, Axios, 12 July 2024
Lupin sold 25 million generic Lipitor prescriptions in the United States between 2020 and most of 2023, according to Symphony Health prescription data compiled by Bloomberg.
—Anna Edney Bloomberg News (wpns), arkansasonline.com, 10 July 2024
At least 94 civilians and more than 300 Hezbollah fighters have been killed in Israeli strikes in Lebanon, according to figures compiled by The Washington Post.
—Samuel Granados, Washington Post, 10 July 2024
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compile
verb
com·pile
kəm-ˈpīl
compiled; compiling
1
: to collect into a volume or list
compile a book of poems
2
: to put together in a new form out of materials from other books or documents
compile a history of India
3
: to translate (as a computer program) with a compiler
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