Standard Lemma guide

synthesize

verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈsɪnθəsaɪz/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: S IH1 N TH AH0 S AY2 Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

verb

Meaning 1

To combine two or more things to produce a new product.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • synthesize data
  • synthesize information
  • Her theory synthesizes ideas from several different disciplines.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To be combined producing a new, more complex product.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To produce a substance by chemical synthesis.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Examples

  • The lab was able to synthesize a new compound.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

To be produced by chemical synthesis.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

combine so as to form a more complex, product

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • his operas synthesize music and drama in perfect harmony
  • The liver synthesizes vitamins

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: synthesise

Antonyms: analyze

Broader terms: compound, combine

6

verb

Meaning 6

combine and form a synthesis

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Vitamin D only synthesizes when sunlight is available

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: change

History

Etymology

From synthesis + -ize. First attested in 1830.

Across languages

Translations

43 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: синтезирам (sinteziram) — To combine things to produce a new, more complex product
  • Catalan: sintetitzar — To combine things to produce a new, more complex product
  • Chinese Mandarin: 結合 /结合 (jiéhé) — To combine things to produce a new, more complex product
  • Chinese Mandarin: 合成 (héchéng) — To combine things to produce a new, more complex product
  • Danish: syntetisere — To combine things to produce a new, more complex product
  • Dutch: synthetiseren — To combine things to produce a new, more complex product
  • Galician: sintetizar — To combine things to produce a new, more complex product
  • Irish: comhtháthaigh — To combine things to produce a new, more complex product
  • Irish: tarraing le chéile — To combine things to produce a new, more complex product
  • Italian: sintetizzare — To combine things to produce a new, more complex product
  • Japanese: 総合する (sōgōsuru) — To combine things to produce a new, more complex product
  • Māori: pāhekoheko — To combine things to produce a new, more complex product
  • Occitan: sintetizar — To combine things to produce a new, more complex product
  • Portuguese: sintetizar — To combine things to produce a new, more complex product
  • Romanian: sintetiza — To combine things to produce a new, more complex product
  • Russian: синтези́ровать (sintezírovatʹ) — To combine things to produce a new, more complex product
  • Spanish: sintetizar — To combine things to produce a new, more complex product
  • Swedish: syntetisera — To combine things to produce a new, more complex product
  • Tagalog: ganggangin — To combine things to produce a new, more complex product
  • Ukrainian: синтезува́ти (syntezuváty) — To combine things to produce a new, more complex product
  • Danish: syntetisere — To be combined producing a new, more complex product
  • Swedish: syntetisera — To be combined producing a new, more complex product
  • Tagalog: ganggangin — To be combined producing a new, more complex product
  • Bulgarian: синтезирам (sinteziram) — To produce a substance by chemical synthesis
  • Catalan: sintetitzar — To produce a substance by chemical synthesis
  • Danish: syntetisere — To produce a substance by chemical synthesis
  • Finnish: syntetisoida — To produce a substance by chemical synthesis
  • French: synthétiser — To produce a substance by chemical synthesis
  • German: synthetisieren — To produce a substance by chemical synthesis
  • Irish: sintéisigh — To produce a substance by chemical synthesis
  • Kazakh: синтездеу (sintezdeu) — To produce a substance by chemical synthesis
  • Korean: 합성하다 (hapseonghada) — To produce a substance by chemical synthesis
  • Russian: синтези́ровать (sintezírovatʹ) — To produce a substance by chemical synthesis
  • Spanish: sintetizar — To produce a substance by chemical synthesis
  • Swedish: syntetisera — To produce a substance by chemical synthesis
  • Ukrainian: синтезува́ти (syntezuváty) — To produce a substance by chemical synthesis
  • Bulgarian: синтезирам (sinteziram) — To be produced a by chemical synthesis
  • Danish: syntetisere — To be produced a by chemical synthesis
  • Finnish: syntetisoitua — To be produced a by chemical synthesis
  • French: synthétiser — To be produced a by chemical synthesis
  • German: synthetisieren — To be produced a by chemical synthesis
  • Korean: 합성되다 (hapseongdoeda) — To be produced a by chemical synthesis
  • Swedish: syntetisera — To be produced a by chemical synthesis