synthesize
verb
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Synthesize is a very common word in chemistry, since chemists are constantly synthesizing new compounds—that is, synthetic compounds—including drugs and industrial chemicals. It's also often used when talking about writing; nonfiction writers must often synthesize large amounts of material from many sources to produce a book—which represents a synthesis of the important materials. An electronic synthesizercreates new sounds (which may imitate the sounds of acoustic instruments) by generating different basic tones and then manipulating and merging them together with others.
Examples of synthesize in a Sentence
Manoj Srivastava, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Researchers noted the positive effects of ecstatic epilepsy and synthesized fifty-three theoretical models of delusion.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 21 Feb. 2025
Our organizations are members of the Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA), a voluntary initiative that has synthesized international human rights law and environmental standards into a single document defining responsible mining practices.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
How fentanyl flooded into the illicit opioid market in the United States.
Unlike heroin, which is derived from the opium poppy, fentanyl is entirely synthesized in labs.
—Moises Velasquez-Manoff, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
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“Synthesize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/synthesize. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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