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synchronize

especially British, ··Ծ

[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.

  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.

synchronize

/ ˈɪŋəˌԲɪ /

verb

  1. 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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Other Word Forms

  • synchronization noun
  • synchronizer noun
  • desynchronization noun
  • desynchronize verb (used with object)
  • unsynchronized adjective
  • ˌԳDzԾˈپDz noun
  • ˈԳˌԾ noun
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Word 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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Another way, which has been studied more, is to see if they are capable of synchronizing to beats in a rhythm, Honing said.

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The 17-year-old singer has been a fan of the synchronized choreography, fashion-forward outfits and unique sound coming out of South Korea for as long as she could remember.

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“I Love Lucy” was filmed before a live studio audience using multiple synchronized cameras, innovations that paved the way for both massively profitable syndication and future sitcoms.

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Their movements were synchronized with motion sensor technology, so that each time he moved an arm, it lifted her arm.

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With every bass drop Lake offered to the crowd, he was met with a sea of synchronized hand movements.

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