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   compile

   /kəmˈpʌɪl/

   verb

   • 1. produce (a list or book) by assembling information collected from other sources: "the local authority must compile a list of the names and addresses of taxpayers"
   • ▪ collect (information) in order to produce a list or book: "the figures were compiled from a survey of 2,000 schoolchildren"
   • ▪ accumulate (a specified score): "the world champion compiled a break of 101"
   • 2. convert (a program) into a machine-code or lower-level form in which the program can be executed: "this allows you to create programs and compile them"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French compiler or its apparent source, Latin compilare ‘plunder or plagiarize’.

   Scrabble Points: 13

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