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synthesize

v.
C1 Advanced US //ˈsɪnθəˌsaɪz// syn·the·size Dialect

v. to create a new substance by combining two or more different chemicals. It can also mean to put together different ideas to form a new one.

v. to produce a chemical compound from simpler substances; to combine various elements to form a coherent whole. Transitive — requires a direct object.


SIMPLE

Scientists can synthesize new materials in the lab.

CONTEXTUAL

The researcher managed to synthesize a compound that could potentially treat the disease more effectively than existing drugs.

COMPLEX

By synthesizing data from multiple clinical trials, the committee was able to identify a consistent pattern that previous individual studies had failed to reveal.

Antonyms
Origin

From synthesis + -ize. First attested in 1830.

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