SYNTHESIZE DEFINITIONS - 7 definitions found
synthesize v 1: combine so as to form a more complex, product; "his operas synthesize music and drama in perfect harmony"; "The liver synthesizes vitamins" [syn: synthesize, synthesise] [ant: analyse, analyze, break down, dissect, take apart}] 2: combine and form a synthesis; "Vitamin D only synthesizes when sunlight is available" Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003) synthesize verb (-sized; -sizing) Date: 1830 transitive verb 1. to combine or produce by synthesis 2. to make a synthesis of 3. to produce (as music) by an electronic synthesizer intransitive verb to make a synthesis Oxford English Reference Dictionary
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner\'s English Dictionary synthesize (synthesizes, synthesizing, synthesized) Note: in BRIT, also use 'synthesise' 1. To synthesize a substance means to produce it by means of chemical or biological reactions. (TECHNICAL) After extensive research, Albert Hoffman first succeeded in synthesizing the acid in 1938... VERB: V n 2. If you synthesize different ideas, facts, or experiences, you combine them to form a single idea or impression. (FORMAL) The movement synthesised elements of modern art that hadn't been brought together before, such as Cubism and Surrealism. = fuse VERB: V n English Explanatory Dictionary synthesize v.tr. (also synthetize, -ise) 1 make a synthesis of. 2 combine into a coherent whole. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Synthesize \Syn"the*size\, v. t. 1. To combine by synthesis; to unite. 2. To produce by synthesis; as, to synthesize albumin. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 75 Moby Thesaurus words for "synthesize": add, amalgamate, analyze, apply reason, arrange, assemble, assimilate, blend, build, build up, coalesce, combine, come together, compose, compound, comprise, connect, consist of, consolidate, constitute, construct, deduce, embody, encompass, enter into, fabricate, flux, form, fuse, generalize, go into, hypothesize, identify, include, incorporate, infer, integrate, intellectualize, interblend, interfuse, join, logicalize, logicize, lump together, made, make, make one, make up, meld, melt into one, merge, merge in, mix, orchestrate, organize, philosophize, piece together, provide a rationale, put together, rationalize, reason, reembody, roll into one, shade into, solidify, structure, syllogize, symphonize, syncretize, syndicate, theorize, unify, unite, unite in, use reason |
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