compile
v.v. to collect information from different places and put it together into one list, book, or report. In computing, it also means changing a program's code into a form the computer can run.
v. to produce a single list, report, or book by assembling information from various sources; in a computing context, to translate source code into executable machine code. Transitive — requires a direct object.
I need to compile a list of all our customers.
The research team spent several months trying to compile all the data from the field studies into a single comprehensive report.
Before the software can be distributed to end users, the developer must compile the source code into a binary format that is compatible with the target operating system.
From Middle English compilen, from Old French compiler, from Latin compīlō (“to plunder”).
The verb is transitive and takes a direct object. In technical contexts, it is often used without an indirect object.