synthesize
[sin-thuh-sahyz]
- 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.
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- to make or form a synthesis.
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Origin of synthesize
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Related Words for synthesizing
incorporate, manufacture, unify, amalgamate, harmonize, integrate, orchestrate, blend, arrange, symphonizeExamples from the Web for synthesizing
Contemporary Examples of synthesizing
In 1999, researcher Floyd Romesberg and his group started by synthesizing the original letters that make up the base pairs of DNA.
Historical Examples of synthesizing
But we didn't know how to get hold of the fancier stuff, and didn't have any way of synthesizing it.
A Mixture of GeniusArnold Castle
In some ways, genetic mutation acquires the status of a new means for synthesizing new plants and animals, and even new materials.
The Civilization of IlliteracyMihai Nadin
He does not succeed, in the opinion of the author, in synthesizing these two divergent views.
That is how I see things; that is how the universe, in response to my demand for a synthesizing aspect, presents itself to me.
First and Last ThingsH. G. Wells
This makes the achievements of Emil Fischer in synthesizing sugars and proteids appear as mere childs play.
synthesize
synthetize, synthesise or synthetise
- to combine or cause to combine into a whole
- (tr) to produce by synthesis
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Word Origin and History for synthesizing
synthesize
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synthesize
(sĭn′thĭ-sīz′)- To combine so as to form a new, complex product.
- To form or produce by chemical synthesis.
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