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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

compile

/kəmˈpaɪl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.38 in modern English

Syllables
com-pile
IPA
/kəmˈpaɪl/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make by gathering pieces from various sources.

Transitive verb

verb

To construct; to build.

Obsolete

verb

To achieve (a break) by making a sequence of shots.

Transitive verb

verb

To use a compiler to process source code and produce executable code.

Transitive verb

verb

To be successfully processed by a compiler into executable code.

Intransitive verb

verb

To contain or comprise.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

verb

To write; to compose.

Obsolete

noun

An act of compiling code.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English compilen, from Old French compiler, from Latin compīlō (“to plunder”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /kəmˈpaɪl/
  • British English: /kəmˈpaɪl/

Usage

Inflected Forms

compiles (present, singular) compiling (participle, present) compiled (participle, past) compiled (past) compiles (plural)

Derived Forms

autocompile compilability compilable compiland compilation compilement compiler compilator decompile miscompile noncompiled noncompiling

Phrases

compile-and-go compile time

Synonyms

compose roll up collect accumulate pile up amass hoard

Rhymes With

while style file smile mile pile kyle awhile isle worthwhile tile aisle

Questions

How do you pronounce compile?
The recorded pronunciation is /kəmˈpaɪl/.
What does compile mean?
To make by gathering pieces from various sources.
Where does compile come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce compile

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