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SYNTHESISE
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they synthesise ... he / she / it synthesises
Past simple: synthesised
Past participle: synthesised
-ing form: synthesising
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)
