compile

Definition

To make by gathering pieces from various sources.

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

• "Samuel Johnson compiled one of the most influential dictionaries of the English language."
• "So what is it that makes SBB (Swiss national railways) tick? In my humble opinion, two things. Firstly, a comprehensive and set-in-stone integrated timetable (incorporating trains, ferries, cable cars and buses, including the world-famous yellow 'post-autos'), compiled four years in advance and which gets tested twice before it becomes operational."
• "Before that Merlin dyde, he did intend / A brasen wall in compas to compyle / About Cairmardin […]"