synthesize
[ sin-thuh-sahyz ]
/ ˈsɪn θəˌsaɪz /
verb (used with object), syn·the·sized, syn·the·siz·ing.
to form (a material or abstract entity) by combining parts or elements (opposed to analyze): to synthesize a statement.
Chemistry. to combine (constituent elements) into a single or unified entity.
to treat synthetically.
verb (used without object), syn·the·sized, syn·the·siz·ing.
to make or form a synthesis.
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Origin of synthesize
First recorded in 1820–30; synthes(is) + -ize
OTHER WORDS FROM synthesize
syn·the·si·za·tion, nounnon·syn·the·sized, adjectivere·syn·the·size, verb (used with object), re·syn·the·sized, re·syn·the·siz·ing.un·syn·the·sized, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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Example sentences from the Web for synthesize
No visitor, however, who wants to synthesise Paris should omit this adventure.
A Wanderer in Paris|E. V. LucasTo teach the adverb implies a conceptual process, because the child must synthesise certain attributes into his notion adverb.
Ontario Normal School Manuals: Science of Education|Ontario Ministry of EducationAttempts to synthesise a compound of this formula have been so far without success.
Researches on Cellulose|C. F. CrossThus a given type of nucleus will continue to synthesise other nuclein of its own kind.
Darwin and Modern Science|A.C. Seward and Others
British Dictionary definitions for synthesize
synthesize
synthetize, synthesise or synthetise
/ (ˈsɪnθɪˌsaɪz) /
verb
to combine or cause to combine into a whole
(tr) to produce by synthesis
Derived forms of synthesize
synthesization, synthetization, synthesisation or synthetisation, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Medical definitions for synthesize
synthesize
[ sĭn′thĭ-sīz′ ]
v.
To combine so as to form a new, complex product.
To form or produce by chemical synthesis.
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