Main Entry: syn·on·y·mize

Variant(s): also British syn·on·y·mise \sə-ˈnän-ə-ˌmīz\

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): syn·on·y·mized also British syn·on·y·mised; syn·on·y·miz·ing also British syn·on·y·mis·ing

: to demonstrate (a taxonomic name) to be a synonym