synthesize

CEFRB2

/ˈsɪnθəsaɪz/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To combine separate ideas or parts into a whole.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To be combined producing a new, more complex product.

Examples

  • The lab is trying to synthesize an antidote to treat the poisoning victims.

  • How do you synthesize aspirin?

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To produce a substance by chemical synthesis.

  2. To combine two or more things to produce a new product.

  3. To be produced by chemical synthesis.

More examples

In context

  • Her theory synthesizes ideas from several different disciplines.

  • synthesize data

  • synthesize information

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

To create the medicine, the chemists must blank the three compounds together.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

verb

From synthesis + -ize. First attested in 1830.