synthesize

American  

[sin-thuh-sahyz] / ˈsɪn θəˌsaɪz /

especially British, synthesise

verb (used with object)

• synthesizes,
  present (3rd person singular)
• synthesized,
  past participle,  past
• synthesizing
  present participle

1. to form (a material or abstract entity) by combining parts or elements (opposed to analyze).

   to synthesize a statement.

2. Chemistry. to combine (constituent elements) into a single or unified entity.

3. to treat synthetically.

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verb (used without object)

• synthesizes,
  present (3rd person singular)
• synthesized,
  past participle,  past
• synthesizing
  present participle

1. to make or form a synthesis.

synthesize British  

/ ˈsɪnθɪˌsaɪz /

verb

1. to combine or cause to combine into a whole

2. (tr) to produce by synthesis

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• synthesization
  noun
• resynthesize
  verb (used with object)
• nonsynthesized
  adjective
• unsynthesized
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Participles

• synthesizing
  present
• synthesized
  past

Conjugated Forms

Present

• synthesize
  simple
• synthesizes
  simple
• have synthesized
  perfect
• has synthesized
  perfect
• am synthesizing
  progressive
• are synthesizing
  progressive
• is synthesizing
  progressive
• have been synthesizing
  perfect progressive
• has been synthesizing
  perfect progressive

Past

• synthesized
  simple
• had synthesized
  perfect
• was synthesizing
  progressive
• were synthesizing
  progressive
• had been synthesizing
  perfect progressive

Future

• will synthesize
  simple
• will have synthesized
  perfect
• will be synthesizing
  progressive
• will have been synthesizing
  perfect progressive

Etymology

Origin of synthesize

First recorded in 1820–30; synthes(is) + -ize

Explanation

When you synthesize, you combine two or more things to create something more complex. It's becoming more common for doctors these days to synthesize Eastern and Western approaches to medicine. While synthesize was first used in 1830, scientists and inventors were doing what it means long before that, mixing stuff together to create new materials and products. Medical researchers chemically synthesize chemicals every day in the lab, hoping to create the next wonder drug. When you write a research paper on a given topic, you must find and synthesize information related to that topic, so you can understand what it means and structure an argument in support of your thesis.

Example Sentences

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synthesize synthesizes synthesized synthesizing

"Our strategy is using this new carbon nanostructure to synthesize platinum cobalt intermetallic nanoparticles that can reduce precious metal content and enhance activity and stability," Wu said.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026

The company said the suite of tools can give any agent —an AI which can work autonomously— the ability to synthesize and summarize scientific knowledge, evaluate results, and then reason and execute the next actions.

From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026

"We synthesize unique nanoscale building blocks and stack them into interesting structures. In this case, we were able to stabilize these theorized transitional structures and demonstrate important quantum optical properties."

From Science Daily ● May 30, 2026

At SharkNinja, the company’s AI-native workers are working on high-level projects, such as using the technology to synthesize data signals to make real-time adjustments to its supply chain.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026

You disaggregate everything and tear it apart, but you are never able to synthesize the whole.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

“Each night, it synthesizes information from your memory, chat history and direct feedback to learn what’s most relevant to you.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 16, 2025

The platform’s AI then synthesizes this information and generates a robust appeal letter that incorporates data from peer-reviewed scientific evidence, legal precedents where insurers have lost in court and relevant policy.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2025

Von Horn synthesizes the past and present not only in subject matter, but in the film’s visual and sonic style, creating an uncanny kind of then and now.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2024

WeCount synthesizes the data and creates imputations for the clinics that don't send their data.

From Salon ● May 15, 2024

Parks Canada is also taking advantage of another technological development called stereophotogrammetry, which produces pictures in pairs and then synthesizes hundreds of these pairings to produce extraordinarily clear images of whatever object is being studied.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler

The researchers used their model to generate genomes based on the template virus and then synthesized the DNA and put the AI-generated viruses into bacterial cells.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

The other products under discussion on Friday are epitalon and semax, which were both discovered and synthesized in Russia.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026

The Harvard team's chip successfully synthesized 64 different DNA sequences in parallel, each as long as 39 nucleotides, establishing a new milestone for the technology.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026

At its essence, AI sees patterns that defy human comprehension—and that of most other technologies—to quickly create powerful synthesized knowledge.

From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026

The synthesized voice of the cab’s computer told me the drive would take an estimated thirty-two minutes with the current traffic conditions.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

In a new study published in Nature Electronics, a Harvard led research team unveiled a silicon chip capable of synthesizing 64 different DNA sequences at the same time.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026

But Socolow came off as masterful at synthesizing energy challenges and environmental concerns, and Pacala brought deep knowledge of how carbon moves between Earth’s atmosphere, land and oceans.

From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2026

“If you’re synthesizing the stuff that yields biological life and viruses, we’re asking you to screen to see whether it is dangerous in some way,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026

But artificial intelligence is stepping in on that synthesizing process.

From MarketWatch ● May 7, 2026

He looks down at the scrawling he’s made on the paper, synthesizing everything he’s written, as if expecting new information to leap out at him.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

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