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synchronize

[ sing-kruh-nahyz ]

verb (used with object)

synchronized, synchronizing.
  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)

synchronized, synchronizing.
  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

/ ˈɪŋəˌԲɪ /

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

  • ˌԳDzԾˈپDz, noun
  • ˈԳˌԾ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ··Ծ··پDz [sing-kr, uh, -nahy-, zey, -sh, uh, n], noun
  • ··Ծ· noun
  • de···Ծ··پDz noun
  • ···Ծ verb (used with object) desynchronized desynchronizing
  • ܲ···Ծ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of synchronize1

First recorded in 1615–25; from Greek ԳDzí𾱲 “to be contemporary with”; from ýԳDz(Dz) synchronous + -izein -ize
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Example Sentences

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In one synchronized move, they turned around to face us.

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And Margaret is in the other bathroom and she synchronized her movements with the camera.

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We finished with a synchronized wave of yoga poses and a short hike back to La Brea Boulevard.

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Meanwhile, the synchronized body cameras capture multiple perspectives of soldiers working together on the ground.

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They call this process “Chromasonic Refrequencing,” and it’s an attempt to synchronize light and sound waves, using technology to visualize these frequencies.

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