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compilate

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈkʌmpaɪleɪt/
  • rhymes with -eɪt

1

noun

Meaning 1

An act of compiling code.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: rare

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To put together; to assemble; to make by gathering things from various sources.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: rare

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: rare

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin pīlō Latin compīlō English -ate English compilate From Latin compīlō + English -ate (noun-forming suffix).

Semantically from Old French compiler (early 14c.), equivalent to Latin compīlō + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: samenstellen — assemble from a collection
  • Dutch: compileren — assemble from a collection
  • Finnish: koota — assemble from a collection
  • French: compiler — assemble from a collection
  • German: zusammenstellen — assemble from a collection
  • Hungarian: összeállít — assemble from a collection
  • Hungarian: fordít — assemble from a collection
  • Portuguese: compilar — assemble from a collection
  • Spanish: compilar — assemble from a collection
  • Spanish: copilar — assemble from a collection
  • Spanish: recopilar — assemble from a collection
  • Swedish: sammanställa — assemble from a collection
  • Dutch: compileren — produce executable
  • Finnish: kääntää — produce executable
  • French: compiler — produce executable
  • German: kompilieren — produce executable
  • Portuguese: compilar — produce executable
  • Spanish: compilar — produce executable
  • Swedish: kompilera — produce executable