Meanings
present singular third person synchronises · participle present synchronising · participle past synchronised · past synchronised
- UKnonstandardNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of synchronize.
Synonyms & antonyms
verbmake (motion picture sound) exactly simultaneous with the action
verbarrange or represent events so that they co-occur
verbmake synchronous and adjust in time or manner
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Ancient Greekσυγχρονίζω
- Englishsynchronise
From Ancient Greek συγχρονίζω (sunkhronízō), equivalent to syn- + chrono- + -ise.
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Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
synchronise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/synchronise
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “synchronise,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/synchronise.
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