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synthetize

[sin-thi-tahyz]

syn·the·tize

[sin-thi-tahyz]
verb (used with object), verb (used without object), -tized, -tiz·ing.
to synthesize.
Also, especially British, syn·the·tise.


Origin:
1820–30; < Greek synthetízesthai; see synthetic, -ize

syn·the·ti·za·tion, noun
syn·the·tiz·er, noun
re·syn·the·tize, verb (used with object), -tized, -tiz·ing.
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synthesize, synthetize, synthesise or synthetise (ˈsɪnθɪˌsaɪz)
 
vb
1.  to combine or cause to combine into a whole
2.  (tr) to produce by synthesis
 
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