Compiled

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To systematically gather and arrange diverse data, resources, or materials for a particular goal
2. Collected and organized a variety of data or elements into a single whole
3. Brought together multiple sources or items methodically for use or reference

Etymology: "Compile" comes from Latin "compīlāre," meaning to plunder or pillage, built from "com-" (together) and "pilāre," to strip or rob, a verb tied to "pilus," hair, as in stripping someone bare. Early English writers used the word in that sense of looting, and the idea of gathering material from many sources was a short step from carrying off other people's goods. A compiler was originally a plunderer, and a writer who pieced together passages from earlier books was a kind of literary thief. Over time the sense shifted from taking things by force to gathering them with care. Medieval authors who assembled chronicles or collections from older texts were compilers in a respectful sense, and the word gradually lost its criminal tone. By the time it described gathering data, programs or ingredients into one whole, the original plundering had faded almost completely, leaving only the notion of bringing many pieces together.

Synonyms: assembled, gathered, organized, collated, consolidated

Antonyms: dispersed, dismantled, scattered, separated, disorganized