synthesizing

[sin-thuh-sahyz]

syn·the·size

[sin-thuh-sahyz] verb, syn·the·sized, syn·the·siz·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to form (a material or abstract entity) by combining parts or elements (opposed to analyze): to synthesize a statement.
2.
Chemistry. to combine (constituent elements) into a single or unified entity.
3.
to treat synthetically.
verb (used without object)
4.
to make or form a synthesis.

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Synthesizing is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
Also, synthetize; especially British, syn·the·sise.


Origin:
1820–30; synthes(is) + -ize

syn·the·si·za·tion, noun
non·syn·the·sized, adjective
re·syn·the·size, verb (used with object), re·syn·the·sized, re·syn·the·siz·ing.
un·syn·the·sized, adjective
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