synchronize

verb

syn·​chro·​nize ˈsiŋ-krə-ˌnīz How to pronounce synchronize (audio)
ˈsin-
synchronized; synchronizing

intransitive verb

: to happen at the same time

transitive verb

1
: to represent or arrange (events) to indicate coincidence or coexistence
2
: to make synchronous in operation
3
: to make (motion-picture sound) exactly simultaneous with the action
synchronizer noun

Examples of synchronize in a Sentence

The dancers practiced until they synchronized their movements. The sound and picture have to synchronize perfectly.
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Pi-zero uses internet-scale vision-language model (VLM) pre-training with flow matching to synchronize its movements with its AI learnings. New Atlas, 31 Oct. 2024 In addition to flawless translation and dubbing, key features include multi-speaker voice recognition, voice cloning, and a Lip-Sync feature that synchronizes voice with lip movement for seamless translation via web interface and API. Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2024 Women temporarily synchronize their menstrual cycles with the luminance and gravimetric cycles of the Moon Merriam-Webster. Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 14 Oct. 2024 An investigation later found that the system had malfunctioned because a contractor, while working to synchronize two databases, had accidentally deleted files. Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for synchronize 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1624, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

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The first known use of synchronize was circa 1624

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“Synchronize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/synchronize. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

synchronize

verb
syn·​chro·​nize ˈsiŋ-krə-ˌnīz How to pronounce synchronize (audio)
ˈsin-
synchronized; synchronizing
: to cause to agree in time
synchronize your watches

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