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synchronize

verb
syn·​chro·​nize | \ ˈsiÅ‹-krÉ™-ËŒnÄ«z How to pronounce synchronize (audio) , ˈsin-\
synchronized; synchronizing

Definition of synchronize

intransitive verb

: to happen at the same time

transitive verb

1 : to represent or arrange (events) to indicate coincidence or coexistence
2 : to make synchronous in operation
3 : to make (motion-picture sound) exactly simultaneous with the action

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Other Words from synchronize

synchronizer noun

Examples of synchronize in a Sentence

The dancers practiced until they synchronized their movements. The sound and picture have to synchronize perfectly.

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The nearly $7 million ride will also feature the first head-to-head dueling zone on a water coaster and two other rallyPOINTS where the rafts synchronize with each other, according to a press release. Chris Sims, Indianapolis Star, "Holiday World's new ride 'Cheetah Chase' to be world's first launched water coaster," 6 Aug. 2019 Previously, GeForce GPUs could only synchronize their refresh rates with Nvidia’s own G-Sync displays, which tend to cost much more than FreeSync displays. Brad Chacos, PCWorld, "Nvidia driver unlocks FreeSync monitor support for GeForce graphics cards," 15 Jan. 2019 Enthusiasts flock to Smoky Mountains National Park in late May and early June to see Synchronous fireflies, the only species in America whose individuals can synchronize their flashing light patterns. Dan Radel, USA TODAY, "Fireflies are dying out because people are destroying their habitats," 1 Aug. 2019 Only a few dunes have just the right type of sand, as thousands of grains synchronize their movements and sing in a coordinated choir. Trevor Cox, National Geographic, "15 musical wonders to see—and hear," 31 July 2019 The First Men on the Moon website helped with the simulations by synchronizing the air-to-ground voice transmission with the film. Fox News, "Apollo 11: What Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin saw during dramatic Moon landing," 19 July 2019 Attorneys cycled through several versions of the footage Wednesday: some slowed down, some brightened, some cut down to single frames or synchronized with audio. Dallas News, "During retrial, attorneys dissect video of Mesquite cop shooting unarmed man," 17 July 2019 Sergio Busquets and Dani Parejo look very much synchronized with the pace of the game. SI.com, "Spain 3-0 Sweden: Report, Ratings and Reaction as La Furia Roja Take Control of Group F," 10 June 2019 Equally important is the fact that beautiful models can synchronize a theoretical community around a coherent line of research, leading to work that can be understood and built upon by future generations. Quanta Magazine, "Her Key to Modeling Brains: Ignore the Right Details," 19 June 2018

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First Known Use of synchronize

circa 1624, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

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synchronize

verb

English Language Learners Definition of synchronize

: to cause (things) to agree in time or to make (things) happen at the same time and speed
: to happen at the same time and speed

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