Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense synthesizes, present participle synthesizing, past tense, past participle synthesizedregional note: in BRIT, also use synthesise
1. verb
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 acidin 1938. [VERB noun]
A vitamin is a chemical compound that cannot be synthesized by the human body. [VERB noun]
2. verb
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 togetherbefore, such as Cubism and Surrealism. [VERB noun]
synthesize in British English
(ˈsɪnθɪˌsaɪz), synthetize or synthesise or synthetise
verb
1.
to combine or cause to combine into a whole
2. (transitive)
to produce by synthesis
Derived forms
synthesization (ˌsynthesiˈzation) or synthetization (ˌsynthetiˈzation) or synthesisation (ˌsynthesiˈsation) or synthetisation (ˌsynthetiˈsation)
noun
synthesize in American English
(ˈsɪnθəˌsaɪz)
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈsyntheˌsized or ˈsyntheˌsizing
1.
to bring together into a whole by synthesis
2.
to form by bringing together separate parts
3. Chemistry
to produce by synthesis rather than by extraction, refinement, etc.
Examples of 'synthesize' in a sentence
synthesize
Then, too, of course, it's a violation of the covenants for anyone to synthesize chemicals inside the City.
Zindell, David THE BROKEN GOD (2001)
"'But why can't you synthesize the kalla, here, in the City?
Zindell, David THE BROKEN GOD (2001)
Postirony seeks not to demystify but to befuddle, not to synthesize opposites but to suspend them, keeping open all possibilities at once.
Alex Shakar THE SAVAGE GIRL (2001)
In other languages
synthesize
British English: synthesize VERB
To synthesize a substance means to produce it by means of chemical or biological reactions.
After extensive research, he succeeded in synthesizing the acid.