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syn⋅on⋅y⋅mize

[si-non-uh-mahyz]
–verb (used with object), -mized, -miz⋅ing.
to give synonyms for (a word, name, etc.); furnish with synonyms.
Also, especially British, syn⋅on⋅y⋅mise.


Origin:
1585–95; synonym + -ize
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syn·on·y·mize   (sĭ-nŏn'ə-mīz')   
tr.v.   syn·on·y·mized, syn·on·y·miz·ing, syn·on·y·miz·es
To analyze or provide the synonyms of (words or a word).
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Main Entry: syn·on·y·mize
Variant: also British syn·on·y·mise /s&-'nän-&-"mIz/
Function: transitiveverb
Inflected Forms: -mized also British -mised; -miz·ing also British -mis·ing
: to demonstrate (a taxonomic name) tobe a synonym
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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