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- pronunciation:
- sIn
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saIz
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
synthesizes, synthesizing, synthesized |
| definition 1: |
to bring together or combine (separate elements) to form a whole.
The professor felt the ideas in her essay were not well connected and that she should synthesize them in her conclusion. |
| definition 2: |
in chemistry, to produce by a synthetic process.
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| related words: |
alloy, amalgamate, blend, compose, compound |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to bring about a synthesis.
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| related words: |
compound |
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| derivation: |
synthesization (n.) |
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