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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.

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RELATED WORDS

incorporate, manufacture, unify, amalgamate, harmonize, integrate, orchestrate, blend, arrange, symphonize

Nearby words

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  7. synthesizer,
  8. synthespian,
  9. synthetase,
  10. 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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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 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 synthesizing

synthesize

v.

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

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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.
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