browse words by letter
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
more about compiling
compiling |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Compile \Com*pile"\, 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.] Before that Merlin died, he did intend 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: compiling n : the act of compiling (as into a single book or file or list); "the job of compiling the inventory took several hours" [syn: {compilation}]
more about compiling
This work is licensed under a
