synthesize
verb (used with object)
to form (a material or abstract entity) by combining parts or elements (opposed to analyze).
had synthesized
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past perfectof synthesize.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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When Weir injected the rat pancreas with GLP-1 that Mojsov had synthesized, insulin output ticked up.
From Science Magazine ● Sep. 8, 2023
Her husband, Harry Brodie, a chemist, had synthesized the first aromatase inhibitors as part of his research into contraceptives.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 8, 2017
Chemists had synthesized everything from peptides to poisons, and some were trying to build molecules that could accomplish the same functions as natural enzymes or antibodies with different chemical structures.
From Nature ● Nov. 21, 2012
A virtuoso who had synthesized jazz-rock, funk and the blues, he was well suited to the task of a late-night bandleader.
From New York Times ● May 30, 2010
We had long since discovered how the Germans had synthesized the carbohydrate molecule from carbon dioxide and water and built therefrom the sugars, starches and fat needed for human nutrition.
From City of Endless Night by Milo M. (Milo Milton) Hastings
