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SYNTHESISE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Combine so as to form a more complex, product

Example:

The liver synthesizes vitamins

Synonyms:

synthesise; synthesize

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "synthesise" is one way to...):

combine; compound (put or add together)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

synthesis (reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect))

synthesis (the combination of ideas into a complex whole)

synthesis (the process of producing a chemical compound (usually by the union of simpler chemical compounds))

synthesiser ((music) an electronic instrument (usually played with a keyboard) that generates and modifies sounds electronically and can imitate a variety of other musical instruments)

synthesiser (an intellectual who synthesizes or uses synthetic methods)

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