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Webster 1913 Edition
Compile
Com-pile′
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Compiled
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Compiling
.] [F. ,
compiler
, fr.L. compilare
to plunder, pillage; com-
+ pilare
to plunder. See Pill
, Verb.
T.
Pillage
.] 1.
To put together; to construct; to build.
[Obs.]
Before that Merlin died, he did intend
A brazen wall in compass to
A brazen wall in compass to
compile
. Spenser.
2.
To contain or comprise.
[Obs.]
Which these six books
compile
. Spenser.
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.
He [Goldsmith]
compiled
for the use of schools a History of Rome. Macaulay.
4.
To write; to compose.
[Obs.]
Sir W. Temple.
Webster 1828 Edition
Compile
COMPILE
, v.t.1.
To collect parts or passages of books or writings into a book or pamphlet; to select and put together parts of an author, or to collect parts of different authors; or to collect and arrange separate papers, laws, or customs, in a book, code or system.2.
To write; to compose.In poetry, thy compile the praises o virtuous men and actions.
3.
To contain; to comprise.4.
To make up; to compose.5.
To put together; to build.