What does "compile" mean?
Compile: To contain or comprise. [Obs.] Which these six books compile. Spenser.
Additional senses
- 2.To put together in a new form out of materials already existing; esp., to put together or compose out of materials from other books or documents. He [Goldsmith] compiled for the use of schools a History of Rome. Macaulay.
- 3.To write; to compose. [Obs.] Sir W. Temple.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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