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synchronize

[ sing-kruh-nahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, syn·chro·nized, syn·chro·niz·ing.
  1. to cause to indicate the same time, as one timepiece with another:

    Synchronize your watches.

  2. to cause to go on, move, operate, work, etc., at the same rate and exactly together:

    They synchronized their steps and walked on together.

  3. Movies, Television.
    1. to cause (sound and action) to match precisely:

      to synchronize the sound of footsteps with the actor's movements.

    2. to match the sound and action in (a scene).
  4. to harmonize or bring into alignment:

    To be at peace with yourself you must synchronize your lifestyle with your values.

  5. to cause (accounts or narratives) to agree in the timing and sequence of events, or to arrange (events) in a way that shows their occurrence in the same time or period:

    The early church fathers did not attempt to synchronize the four gospels.

    This chart synchronizes inventions that occurred simultaneously in different parts of the world.

  6. Computers. sync ( def 4 ).
  7. to adjust the periodicities of (two or more electrical or mechanical devices) so that the periods are equal or integral multiples or fractions of each other.


verb (used without object)

, syn·chro·nized, syn·chro·niz·ing.
  1. to occur at the same time or coincide or agree in time.
  2. to go on, move, operate, work, etc., at the same rate and exactly together; recur together.
  3. Computers. sync ( def 7 ).

synchronize

/ ˈsɪŋkrəˌnaɪz /

verb

  1. whenintr, usually foll by with to occur or recur or cause to occur or recur at the same time or in unison
  2. to indicate or cause to indicate the same time

    synchronize your watches

  3. to download files, esp music or video files, from a PC to a portable device such as an iPod, or to upload files from the device to a PC
  4. tr films to establish (the picture and soundtrack records) in their correct relative position
  5. tr to designate (events) as simultaneous
“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
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Derived Forms

  • ˌsynchroniˈzation, noun
  • ˈsynchroˌnizer, noun
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Other Words From

  • syn·chro·ni·za·tion [sing-kr, uh, -nahy-, zey, -sh, uh, n], noun
  • syn·chro·niz·er noun
  • de·syn·chro·ni·za·tion noun
  • de·syn·chro·nize verb (used with object) desynchronized desynchronizing
  • un·syn·chro·nized adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of synchronize1

First recorded in 1615–25; from Greek synchronízein “to be contemporary with”; from sýnchron(os) synchronous + -izein -ize
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Example Sentences

But during a seizure, the chatter synchronizes into loud bursts of electrical activity that overwhelm the brain's casual conversation.

The goal: to synchronize the lights on the hats.

“The feminine energy of the same women showing up every morning, along with the live classical music, and our synchronized movement lifts my heart,” she said.

He was crucial to a new rule allowing male athletes in artistic swimming — formerly known as synchronized swimming — at the 2024 Summer Games.

"The initial rumble is responded to in a highly coordinated, synchronized fashion, where each individual contributes their say in the form of a barbers quartet."

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