synthesize

[ sin-thuh-sahyz ]

/ ˈsɪn θəˌsaɪz /

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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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Also synthetize; especially British, syn·the·sise .

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, adjective

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How to use synthesize in a sentence

She would see the miracle of youth synthesised, the grail of his purity mystically reappear.
The Tower of Oblivion|Oliver Onions
Even in this aim they went further than the Impressionists who neither ordered nor synthesised their works formally.
Modern Painting, Its Tendency and Meaning|Willard Huntington Wright
Kant here also adds that the manifold, whether given empirically or a priori, must be synthesised before it can be known.
A Commentary to Kant's 'Critique of Pure Reason'|Norman Kemp Smith
This is a factor additional to synthesis and to the manifold synthesised.
A Commentary to Kant's 'Critique of Pure Reason'|Norman Kemp Smith

The spirit of Egypt synthesised in this monstrous symbol, obliterated them both.
Incredible Adventures|Algernon Blackwood

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, noun

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synthesize

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British Dictionary definitions for synthesize

synthetize, synthesise or synthetise

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