Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense synchronizes, present participle synchronizing, past tense, past participle synchronizedregional note: in BRIT, also use synchronise
verb
If you synchronize two activities, processes, or movements, or if you synchronize one activity, process, or movement with another, you cause them to happen at the same time and speed as each other.
It was virtually impossible to synchronise our lives so as to take holidays together. [VERB noun]
Synchronise the score with the film action. [VERB noun + with]
...a series of unexpected, synchronized attacks. [VERB-ed]
[Also Vwith n, pl-n V]
synchronization (sɪŋkrənaɪzeɪʃən)uncountable noun
With perfect synchronization, two other girls cartwheeled toward the ropes.
synchronize in British English
or synchronise (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. (transitive)
to download (data) from a PC to a portable device such as an MP3 player, or to upload files from a portable device to a PC
4. (transitive)
to configure (two or more electronic devices) so that any changes to the data held on one device are also implemented on the other(s)
5. (transitive) cinema
to establish (the picture and soundtrack records) in their correct relative position
6. (transitive)
to designate (events) as simultaneous
Derived forms
synchronization (ˌsynchroniˈzation) or synchronisation (ˌsynchroniˈsation)
noun
synchronizer (ˈsynchroˌnizer) or synchroniser (ˈsynchroˌniser)
noun
synchronize in American English
(ˈsɪŋkrəˌnaɪz; ˈsɪnkrəˌnaɪz)
verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈsynchroˌnized or ˈsynchroˌnizing
1.
to move or occur at the same time or rate; be synchronous
verb transitive
2.
to cause to agree in time or rate of speed; regulate (clocks, a flash gun and camera shutter, etc.) so as to make synchronous
3.
to assign (events, etc.) to the same date or period; represent as or show to be coincident or simultaneous
4. Cinema
to align (the picture and soundtrack)
Derived forms
synchronization (ˌsynchroniˈzation)
noun
synchronizer (ˈsynchroˌnizer)
noun
Word origin
Gr synchronizein, to be contemporary with < synchronos, contemporary < syn-, together + chronos, time
Examples of 'synchronize' in a sentence
synchronize
But we can hold on here for a time, to link up with your attack or synchronize with it.
Shah, Idries KARA KUSH (2001)
Sabriel pushed on "three" and Touchstone on "push," so their combined effort took several seconds to synchronize.
Garth Nix SABRIEL (2001)
In other languages
synchronize
British English: synchronize VERB
If you synchronize two activities, processes, or movements, or if you synchronize one activity, process, or movement with another, you cause them to happen at the same time and speed as each other.
It was virtually impossible to synchronise our lives so as to take holidays and weekends together.