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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024syn•the•size /ˈsɪnθəˌsaɪz/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -sized, -siz•ing. - to make or form (something) into a synthesis:Doctors and scientists worked to synthesize a drug similar to the one produced naturally by certain South American plants.
to make (sounds) by a special machine or synthesizer.See syn-, -thes-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024syn•the•size (sin′thə sīz′),USA pronunciation v., -sized, -siz•ing. v.t. - to form (a material or abstract entity) by combining parts or elements (opposed to analyze):to synthesize a statement.
- Chemistryto combine (constituent elements) into a single or unified entity.
- to treat synthetically.
v.i. - to make or form a synthesis.
Also, synthetize* [esp. Brit.,] syn′the•sise′. - synthes(is) + -ize 1820–30
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