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syn·the·size

(sĭn′thĭ-sīz′)

v. syn·the·sized, syn·the·siz·ing, syn·the·siz·es

v.tr.

1. To combine so as to form a new, complex product: "His works synthesize photography, painting and linguistic devices" (Paul Taylor).

2. To form or produce by chemical synthesis.

3. To produce (sound or music) by means of a synthesizer.

v.intr.

To form a synthesis.

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synthesize

(ˈsɪnθɪˌsaɪz) ,

synthetize

synthesise

synthetise

1. to combine or cause to combine into a whole

2. (tr) to produce by synthesis

ˌsynthesiˈzation, ˌsynthetiˈzation, ˌsynthesiˈsation, ˌsynthetiˈsation n

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

syn•the•size

(ˈsɪn θəˌsaɪz)

v.t. -sized, -siz•ing.

1. to form (a material or abstract entity) by combining parts or elements (opposed to analyze).

2. to combine (constituent elements) into a single or unified chemical entity.

v.i.

3. to make or form a synthesis.

[1820–30]

syn`the•si•za′tion, n.

synthesize

Past participle: synthesized
Gerund: synthesizing

Imperative
synthesize
synthesize

Present
I synthesize
you synthesize
he/she/it synthesizes
we synthesize
you synthesize
they synthesize

Preterite
I synthesized
you synthesized
he/she/it synthesized
we synthesized
you synthesized
they synthesized

Present Continuous
I am synthesizing
you are synthesizing
he/she/it is synthesizing
we are synthesizing
you are synthesizing
they are synthesizing

Present Perfect
I have synthesized
you have synthesized
he/she/it has synthesized
we have synthesized
you have synthesized
they have synthesized

Past Continuous
I was synthesizing
you were synthesizing
he/she/it was synthesizing
we were synthesizing
you were synthesizing
they were synthesizing

Past Perfect
I had synthesized
you had synthesized
he/she/it had synthesized
we had synthesized
you had synthesized
they had synthesized

Future
I will synthesize
you will synthesize
he/she/it will synthesize
we will synthesize
you will synthesize
they will synthesize

Future Perfect
I will have synthesized
you will have synthesized
he/she/it will have synthesized
we will have synthesized
you will have synthesized
they will have synthesized

Future Continuous
I will be synthesizing
you will be synthesizing
he/she/it will be synthesizing
we will be synthesizing
you will be synthesizing
they will be synthesizing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been synthesizing
you have been synthesizing
he/she/it has been synthesizing
we have been synthesizing
you have been synthesizing
they have been synthesizing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been synthesizing
you will have been synthesizing
he/she/it will have been synthesizing
we will have been synthesizing
you will have been synthesizing
they will have been synthesizing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been synthesizing
you had been synthesizing
he/she/it had been synthesizing
we had been synthesizing
you had been synthesizing
they had been synthesizing

Conditional
I would synthesize
you would synthesize
he/she/it would synthesize
we would synthesize
you would synthesize
they would synthesize

Past Conditional
I would have synthesized
you would have synthesized
he/she/it would have synthesized
we would have synthesized
you would have synthesized
they would have synthesized

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Verb	1.	synthesize - combine so as to form a more complex, product; "his operas synthesize music and drama in perfect harmony"; "The liver synthesizes vitamins" synthesise combine, compound - put or add together; "combine resources" analyze, break down, dissect, take apart, analyse - make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features; "analyze a specimen"; "analyze a sentence"; "analyze a chemical compound"
	2.	synthesize - combine and form a synthesis; "Vitamin D only synthesizes when sunlight is available" change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"

synthesize

verb

To combine and adapt in order to attain a particular effect:

arrange, blend, coordinate, harmonize, integrate, orchestrate, unify.

Translations

syntetizovat

syntetisere

synthetisieren

synthétiser

szintetikus úton elõállít

mynda efni meî samruna/skiptiefnahvörfum

sintetizzare

総合する

syntetizovať

sentez yapmak

synthesize

[ˈsɪnθəsaɪz] VT → sintetizar

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synthesize

[ˈsɪnθɪsaɪz] synthesise (British) vt

(CHEMISTRY, BIOLOGY) → synthétiser

(= fuse) [+ ideas, elements, experiences] → synthétiser

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synthesize

vt → synthetisieren; speech → synthetisch bilden; theories etc → zusammenfassen

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

synthesize

[ˈsɪnθəˌsaɪz] vt → sintetizzare

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

synthesis

(ˈsinθəsis) – plural ˈsyntheses (-siːz) – noun

(something produced through) the process of combining separate parts, eg chemical elements or substances, into a whole. Plastic is produced by synthesis; His recent book is a synthesis of several of his earlier ideas.

ˈsynthesize, ˈsynthesise verb

to make (eg a drug) by synthesis. Some hormones can be synthesized.

synthetic (sinˈθetik) noun, adjective

(a substance) produced artificially by a chemical process. nylon and other synthetic materials / synthetics.

syn·the·size

v. sintetizar, producir síntesis.

synthesize

vt sintetizar

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