synonymize
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
Etymology
Origin of synonymize
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It was the change in the scope of their business ventures after their move to Connecticut that synonymized the name of Scholfield with mechanical wool carding in America.
From The Scholfield Wool-Carding Machines by Cooper, Grace Rogers
Specimens seem referable to subspecies pinicola, recently synonymized by the A. O. U. Committee.
From A Check-List of the Birds of Idaho by Arvey, M. Dale
One of A24’s earliest horror hits, “The Witch” — a spare yet dreadful and beautifully shot folktale — did considerable work synonymizing the company with prestige horror.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2025
This ambiguous usage for the 1860's precludes our determining if Steindachner was in effect synonymizing Osteocephalus with Trachycephalus or whether he was placing Osteocephalus in a subgeneric status.
From A Synopsis of Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Osteocephalus by Duellman, William E.
In the absence of distinguishing morphological characteristics we can only conclude that the middorsal stripe is a pattern variant and that Boulenger was correct in synonymizing flavolineatus with taurinus.
From A Synopsis of Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Osteocephalus by Duellman, William E.
Osgood had a choice of synonymizing P. allex under P. paulus or P. t. analogus.
From Comments on the Taxonomy and Geographic Distribution of Some North American Rodents by Hall, E. Raymond (Eugene Raymond)
From independent study of specimens not examined by Hooper we have satisfied ourselves that he is correct in synonymizing Platygeomys under Cratogeomys.
From An Annotated Check List of the Mammals of Michoac?n, M?xico by Bernardo Villa R.
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