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synergist

[sin-er-jist, si-nur-]

noun

  1. Physiology, Medicine/Medical.a body organ, medicine, etc., that cooperates with another or others to produce or enhance an effect.

  2. Chemistry, Pharmacology.any admixture to a substance for increasing the effectiveness of one or more of its properties.

  3. Theology.a person who holds the doctrine of synergism.

synergist

/ ˈsɪnədʒɪst, sɪˈnɜː- /

noun

  1. a drug, muscle, etc, that increases the action of another

  2. Christian theol an upholder of synergism

“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

adjective

  1. of or relating to synergism

“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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Word History and Origins

Origin of synergist1

1650–60; < New Latin synergista < Greek synerg ( ó ) ( synergism ) + New Latin -ista -ist
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Evans had a friendly synergist at The New Yorker, where Brown serialized works by Monica Crowley, Edward Jay Epstein and other Random House authors.

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Alta Adams enters this lineage as a synergist for conversation around the evolving definition and direction of soul food in America.

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