synthesize
verb
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Synthesize is a very common word in chemistry, since chemists are constantly synthesizing new compounds—that is, synthetic compounds—including drugs and industrial chemicals. It's also often used when talking about writing; nonfiction writers must often synthesize large amounts of material from many sources to produce a book—which represents a synthesis of the important materials. An electronic synthesizercreates new sounds (which may imitate the sounds of acoustic instruments) by generating different basic tones and then manipulating and merging them together with others.
Examples of synthesize in a Sentence
Brad Adgate, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Decamping for North America, van der Heyden dreamed of meeting the men who synthesized this miracle.
—John Semley, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2025
Researchers noted the positive effects of ecstatic epilepsy and synthesized fifty-three theoretical models of delusion.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
Black hair turns orange as cells stop synthesizing pigment.
—Hana Kiros, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Synthesize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/synthesize. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.
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