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

synth, synth-pop, synthase, synthesis, synthesis gas, synthesize, synthesizer, synthespian, synthetase, synthetic, synthetic biology

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

Origin of synthesize

First recorded in 1820–30; synthes(is) + -ize

Related forms

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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Examples from the Web for synthesizing

In 1999, researcher Floyd Romesberg and his group started by synthesizing the original letters that make up the base pairs of DNA.
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This makes the achievements of Emil Fischer in synthesizing sugars and proteids appear as mere childs play.
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That is how I see things; that is how the universe, in response to my demand for a synthesizing aspect, presents itself to me.
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Why does a synthesizing factor such as rhyme occur at the end of the verse?
Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1|Various

He does not succeed, in the opinion of the author, in synthesizing these two divergent views.
The Journal of Negro History, Vol. I. Jan. 1916|Various
Synthesizing ideas is an instance of the self-constitution of the human being.
The Civilization of Illiteracy|Mihai Nadin

British Dictionary definitions for synthesizing

synthesize

synthetize, synthesise or synthetise

/ (ˈsɪnθɪˌsaɪz) /

verb

to combine or cause to combine into a whole

(tr) to produce by synthesis

Derived Forms

synthesization, synthetization, synthesisation or synthetisation, noun

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Medicine definitions for synthesizing

synthesize

[ sĭn′thĭ-sīz′ ]

v.

To combine so as to form a new, complex product.

To form or produce by chemical synthesis.