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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.

Nearby words

synthase, syntheses, synthesis, synthesis gas, synthesise, synthesize, synthesized, synthesizer, synthespian, synthetase, synthetic
Also synthetize; especially British, syn·the·sise.

Origin of synthesize

First recorded in 1820–30; synthes(is) + -ize
Related formssyn·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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Examples from the Web for synthesised

  • 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

  • The spirit of Egypt synthesised in this monstrous symbol, obliterated them both.

    Incredible Adventures|Algernon Blackwood

  • 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

British Dictionary definitions for synthesised

synthesize

synthetize, synthesise or synthetise

/ (ˈsɪnθɪˌsaɪz) /

verb

to combine or cause to combine into a whole
(tr) to produce by synthesis
Derived Formssynthesization, synthetization, synthesisation or synthetisation, noun
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for synthesised

synthesize

v.

1830, from synthesis + -ize. A correct formation would be *synthetize. Related: Synthesized; synthesizing.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

Medicine definitions for synthesised

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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