synchronize
verbUK /ˈsɪŋ.kɹə.naɪz/ · CA /ˈsɪŋ.kɹə.naɪːz/
Etymology From Ancient Greek συγχρονίζω (sunkhronízō), equivalent to syn- + chrono- + -ize.
› To cause two or more events or actions to…
- The path of this great empire, through its arch of progress, synchronized with that of Christianity.1839, Thomas De Quincey, Philosophy of Roman History:
- We synchronized our watches and agreed to meet at four o'clock precisely.
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Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences British, English, Oxford, US, Ambitransitive To cause (a set of files, data, or settings) on one computer or device to be (and try to remain) the same as on another.
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British, English, Oxford, US, Of inanimate entities To agree, be coordinated with, or complement well.
- Gay men often have interests and concerns that don't synchronize with the issues considered top priorities by lesbians.1986, Max C. Smith, “By the Year 2000”, in Joseph Beam, editor, In The Life: A Black Gay Anthology, page 224:
- Derived terms
- desynchronize, dissynchronize, hypersynchronize, missynchronize, parasynchronize, resynchronize, self-synchronize, semisynchronizing, sync, synch, synchicity, synchronicity, synchronisation, synchronization, synchroniser, synchronizer, synchronizability, synchronizable, synchronized skating, synchronized swimming, synchrony
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