compile vs collect

compile is not a noun while collect is a noun.

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

As verbs, compile and collect are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of compile include accumulate, amass, hoard, pile up, roll up.

As verbs, collect is a hyponym of compile; that is, collect is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than compile:

Other hyponyms of compile include run up, corral, pull in, come up, scrape, scrape up, scratch, chunk, lump, bale, catch, fund, fund.

compile (noun)	collect (noun)
	a short prayer generally preceding the lesson in the Church of Rome or the Church of England

compile (adjective)	collect (adjective)
	payable by the recipient on delivery

compile (verb)	collect (verb)
put together out of existing material	assemble or get together
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 bring together
get or gather together	get or gather together
	call for and obtain payment of
	gather or collect

compile (adverb)	collect (adverb)
	make a telephone call or mail a package so that the recipient pays