catalog vs compile

catalog is a noun but compile is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
catalog	Yes	No	Yes	No
compile	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, compile is a hypernym of catalog; that is, compile is a word with a broader meaning than catalog:

Other hypernyms of catalog include compose.

catalog (noun)	compile (noun)
a book or pamphlet containing an enumeration of things
a complete list of things; usually arranged systematically

catalog (verb)	compile (verb)
make an itemized list or catalog of; classify	put together out of existing material
make a catalogue, compile a catalogue	use a computer program to translate source code written in a particular programming language into computer-readable machine code that can be executed
	get or gather together