Synchronize

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Synchronize \Syn"chro*nize\, v. t.
     1. To assign to the same date or period of time; as, to
        synchronize two events of Greek and Roman history.
        "Josephus synchronizes Nisan with the Egyptian Pharmus."
        --W. L. Bevan.
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     2. To cause to agree in time; as, to synchronize the
        movements of different machines; to synchronize clocks.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Synchronize \Syn"chro*nize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Synchronized};
     p. pr. & vb. n. {Synchronizing}.] [Gr. ?.]
     To agree in time; to be simultaneous.
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           The path of this great empire, through its arch of
           progress, synchronized with that of Christianity. --De
                                                    Quincey.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  synchronize
       v 1: make synchronous and adjust in time or manner; "Let's
            synchronize our efforts" [syn: {synchronise}, {sync}]
            [ant: {desynchronize}, {desynchronize}]
       2: happen at the same time [syn: {synchronise}, {contemporize},
           {contemporise}]
       3: make (motion picture sound) exactly simultaneous with the
          action; "synchronize this film" [syn: {synchronise}]
       4: arrange or represent events so that they co-occur;
          "synchronize biblical events" [syn: {synchronise}, {contemporize},
           {contemporise}]
       5: operate simultaneously; "The clocks synchronize" [syn: {synchronise}]
       6: cause to indicate the same time or rate; "synchronize your
          watches" [syn: {synchronise}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  90 Moby Thesaurus words for "synchronize":
     accommodate, accompany, accord, adapt, adjust, adjust to, agree,
     assimilate, associate, assonate, atone, attune, be harmonious,
     be in cahoots, be in phase, be in time, be in tune, blend, chart,
     chime, chord, coact, coadunate, codify, coexist, coextend,
     coincide, collaborate, collude, combine, concur, conjoin, connive,
     conspire, contemporize, cooperate, coordinate, correspond, cut to,
     equalize, fit, fix, gear to, happen together, harmonize,
     homologate, homologize, isochronize, join, keep in step,
     keep pace with, key to, make plumb, make uniform, match, measure,
     melodize, methodize, musicalize, normalize, organize, plan,
     proportion, put in tune, rationalize, reconcile, rectify,
     regularize, regulate, right, routinize, set, set right, settle,
     similarize, sound in tune, sound together, standardize, symphonize,
     sync, synergize, systematize, tailor, time, trim to, true, true up,
     tune, tune up, unite