compile

Definitions

To produce a list, book, or report by assembling information from various sources.

To convert computer programming code from a high-level language into machine-readable instructions.

Examples

The software engineer needs to compile the source code before running the application.

The researchers plan to compile a comprehensive report based on the survey data.

It took several hours to compile all the historical documents into a single volume.

Synonyms

assemble collect gather amass accumulate organize collate

Antonyms

disperse scatter separate divide dismantle distribute dissipate