Meanings
verbsynthesize (third-person singular simple present synthesizes, present participle synthesizing, simple past and past participle synthesized)
present singular third person synthesizes · participle present synthesizing · participle past synthesized · past synthesized · alternative synthesise
Synonyms & antonyms
verbcombine so as to form a more complex, product
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Origin
From synthesis + -ize. First attested in 1830.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian синтезирам, синтезирам
- синтезирам (sinteziram)To combine things to produce a new, more complex product
- синтезирам (sinteziram)To produce a substance by chemical synthesis
- синтезирам (sinteziram)To be produced a by chemical synthesis
Catalan sintetitzar, sintetitzar
- sintetitzarTo combine things to produce a new, more complex product
- sintetitzarTo produce a substance by chemical synthesis
Chinese Mandarin 結合 /结合, 合成
- 結合 /结合 (jiéhé)To combine things to produce a new, more complex product
- 合成 (héchéng)To combine things to produce a new, more complex product
Danish syntetisere, syntetisere
- syntetisereTo combine things to produce a new, more complex product
- syntetisereTo be combined producing a new, more complex product
- syntetisereTo produce a substance by chemical synthesis
- syntetisereTo be produced a by chemical synthesis
Dutch synthetiseren
- synthetiserenTo combine things to produce a new, more complex product
Finnish yhdistellä, syntetisoida
- yhdistelläTo combine things to produce a new, more complex product
- syntetisoidaTo combine things to produce a new, more complex product
- syntetisoidaTo produce a substance by chemical synthesis
- syntetisoituaTo be produced a by chemical synthesis
French synthétiser, synthétiser
- synthétiserTo produce a substance by chemical synthesis
- synthétiserTo be produced a by chemical synthesis
German synthetisieren, synthetisieren
- synthetisierenTo produce a substance by chemical synthesis
- synthetisierenTo be produced a by chemical synthesis
Irish comhtháthaigh, tarraing le chéile
- comhtháthaighTo combine things to produce a new, more complex product
- tarraing le chéileTo combine things to produce a new, more complex product
- sintéisighTo produce a substance by chemical synthesis
Italian sintetizzare
- sintetizzareTo combine things to produce a new, more complex product
Japanese 総合する
- 総合する (sōgōsuru)To combine things to produce a new, more complex product
Korean 합성하다, 합성되다
- 합성하다 (hapseonghada)To produce a substance by chemical synthesis
- 합성되다 (hapseongdoeda)To be produced a by chemical synthesis
Māori pāhekoheko
- pāhekohekoTo combine things to produce a new, more complex product
Portuguese sintetizar
- sintetizarTo combine things to produce a new, more complex product
Romanian sintetiza
- sintetizaTo combine things to produce a new, more complex product
Russian синтези́ровать, синтези́ровать
- синтези́ровать (sintezírovatʹ)To combine things to produce a new, more complex product
- синтези́ровать (sintezírovatʹ)To produce a substance by chemical synthesis
Spanish sintetizar, sintetizar
- sintetizarTo combine things to produce a new, more complex product
- sintetizarTo produce a substance by chemical synthesis
Swedish syntetisera, syntetisera
- syntetiseraTo combine things to produce a new, more complex product
- syntetiseraTo be combined producing a new, more complex product
- syntetiseraTo produce a substance by chemical synthesis
- syntetiseraTo be produced a by chemical synthesis
Tagalog ganggangin, ganggangin
- gangganginTo combine things to produce a new, more complex product
- gangganginTo be combined producing a new, more complex product
Ukrainian синтезува́ти, синтезува́ти
- синтезува́ти (syntezuváty)To combine things to produce a new, more complex product
- синтезува́ти (syntezuváty)To produce a substance by chemical synthesis
Cite this entry
APA
synthesize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/synthesize
MLA
“synthesize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/synthesize. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “synthesize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/synthesize.
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