synchronize
[ sing-kruh-nahyz ]
/ ˈsɪŋ krəˌnaɪz /
verb (used with object), syn·chro·nized, syn·chro·niz·ing.
verb (used without object), syn·chro·nized, syn·chro·niz·ing.
to occur at the same time or coincide or agree in time.
to go on, move, operate, work, etc., at the same rate and exactly together; recur together.
Also
especially British,
syn·chro·nise.
Origin of synchronize
1615–25; < Greek
synchronízein to be contemporary with, equivalent to
sýnchron(os)
synchronous +
-izein
-ize
OTHER WORDS FROM synchronize
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British Dictionary definitions for synchronize
synchronize
synchronise
/ (ˈsɪŋkrəˌnaɪz) /
verb
(when intr, usually foll by with)
to occur or recur or cause to occur or recur at the same time or in unison
to indicate or cause to indicate the same time
synchronize your watches
to download files, esp music or video files, from a PC to a portable device such as an iPod, or to upload files from the device to a PC
(tr) films
to establish (the picture and soundtrack records) in their correct relative position
(tr)
to designate (events) as simultaneous