Meanings
compilate1
present singular third person compilates · participle present compilating · participle past compilated · past compilated
- rareTo put together; to assemble; to make by gathering things from various sources.
- rarecomputingTo use a compiler to process source code and produce executable code.
compilate2
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
compilate · verb
- Old Frenchcompiler
- Englishcompilate
Semantically from Old French compiler (early 14c.), equivalent to Latin compīlō + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
More words from Old French
Full word history & related roots →compilate · noun
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Latincon-
- Proto-Italic*peilā
- Proto-Italic*peilāō
- Latinpīlō
- Latincompīlō
- Englishcompilate
From Latin compīlō + English -ate (noun-forming suffix).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch samenstellen, compileren
- samenstellenassemble from a collection
- compilerenassemble from a collection
- compilerenproduce executable
Finnish koota, kääntää
- kootaassemble from a collection
- kääntääproduce executable
French compiler, compiler
- compilerassemble from a collection
- compilerproduce executable
German zusammenstellen, kompilieren
- zusammenstellenassemble from a collection
- kompilierenproduce executable
Hungarian összeállít, fordít
- összeállítassemble from a collection
- fordítassemble from a collection
Portuguese compilar, compilar
- compilarassemble from a collection
- compilarproduce executable
Spanish compilar, copilar
- compilarassemble from a collection
- copilarassemble from a collection
- recopilarassemble from a collection
- compilarproduce executable
Swedish sammanställa, kompilera
- sammanställaassemble from a collection
- kompileraproduce executable
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with compilate
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Cite this entry
compilate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compilate
“compilate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compilate. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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