synthesize

verb syn·the·size \ ˈsin(t)-thə-ˌsīz \

|Updated on: 16 Jun 2018

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Definition of synthesize

synthesized; synthesizing

transitive verb

1 : to combine or produce by synthesis

2 : to make a synthesis of

3 : to produce (something, such as music) by an electronic synthesizer

intransitive verb

: to make a synthesis

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Examples of synthesize in a Sentence

She synthesized the treatment from traditional and modern philosophies of medicine.
He synthesized old and new ideas to form his theory.
Amino acid is synthesized in the body.

Recent Examples of synthesize from the Web

The researcher, Albert Hofmann, was synthesizing molecules from ergot—a fungus that commonly infects grains used for bread.

— andrea gawrylewski, Scientific American, "Apollo, the Graphic Novel; Scientists on Acid and Other New Science Books," 1 June 2018
In 2015, Schuur and Schädel were co-authors on a landmark paper in Nature that synthesized the available observations and experiments.

— bridget alex, Discover Magazine, "Something Stirs: What Will Happen as Permafrost Thaws?," 15 May 2018
Guzmán is looking forward to the publication of a more ambitious follow-up paper, which will synthesize data collected from more than 30 separate whale shark specimens.

— ryan p. smith, Smithsonian, "What the Longest Known Whale Shark Migration Ever Tells Us About Conservation," 8 May 2018
Michael Lai, poached from IBM, wrote the Sixers’ proprietary programs that synthesize that wealth information culled from the league.

— marcus hayes, Philly.com, "Analytics-driven Sixers ride the numbers to NBA playoffs," 18 Apr. 2018
In 2012, researchers at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation sought to synthesize the available research.

— dylan scott, Vox, "How much money is Iowa saving by privatizing Medicaid? It’s a mystery.," 21 May 2018
Categorized by owners Brian Holleran and Brian Moss as New York-style pizza, Il Rione took the best of the boroughs, throwing in a little New Jersey for regional diversity, then synthesized the results with their own personal pizza predilections.

— beth segal, cleveland.com, "Il Rione Pizzeria: A passion for pizza in Gordon Square," 11 May 2018
Reports by Arab and European travellers often contradict one another, so Gomez ingeniously synthesizes them with archeological evidence, manuscripts in Timbuktu libraries, and local tradition, to give a granular view of life in the region.

— junot díaz, The New Yorker, "Briefly Noted," 7 May 2018
The foundation will synthesize the reports being done by the different agencies and present its findings to the task force for its input.

— larry barszewski, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Broward task force sets plan to examine Parkland shooting," 10 May 2018

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Did You Know?

Synthesize is a very common word in chemistry, since chemists are constantly synthesizing new compounds—that is, synthetic compounds—including drugs and industrial chemicals. It's also often used when talking about writing; nonfiction writers must often synthesize large amounts of material from many sources to produce a book—which represents a synthesis of the important materials. An electronic synthesizercreates new sounds (which may imitate the sounds of acoustic instruments) by generating different basic tones and then manipulating and merging them together with others.