v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Compiled p. pr. & vb. n. Compiling. ] [ F. compiler, fr.L. compilare to plunder, pillage; com- + pilare to plunder. See Pill, v. t., Pillage. ] 1. To put together; to construct; to build. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] Before that Merlin died, he did intend
A brazen wall in compass to compile. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. To contain or comprise. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] Which these six books compile. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. 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. [ 1913 Webster ] He [ Goldsmith ] compiled for the use of schools a History of Rome. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ] 4. To write; to compose. [ Obs. ] Sir W. Temple. [ 1913 Webster ] 5. (Computers) to process (computer program source code) with a compiler{ 2 } to produce an assembly-language program or an executable program in machine language. [ PJC ] | 
