English Explanatory Dictionary

synchronize

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To cause two or more events or actions to happen at exactly the same time or same rate, or in a time-coordinated way.
To occur at the same time or with coordinated timing.
To cause (video and audio) to play in a coordinated way.
To set (a clock or watch) to display the same time as another.
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.
To agree, be coordinated with, or complement well.
To coordinate or combine.

Pronunciation

/ˈsɪŋ.kɹə.naɪːz/ /ˈsɪŋ.kɹə.naɪz/ en-us-synchronize.ogg en-au-synchronize.ogg

Word forms

synchronize synchronizes synchronizing synchronized synchronise

Etymology

From Ancient Greek συγχρονίζω (sunkhronízō), equivalent to syn- + chrono- + -ize.

Synonyms

Related words

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Derived words

desynchronize dissynchronize hypersynchronize missynchronize parasynchronize resynchronize self-synchronize semisynchronizing sync synch synchicity synchronicity synchronisation synchronization synchroniser synchronizer synchronizability synchronizable synchronized skating synchronized swimming synchrony

Translations

Arabic: زَامَنَ Asturian: sincronizar Belarusian: сінхранізава́ць Catalan: sincronitzar Chinese Mandarin: 同步 Chinese Mandarin: 同步化 Czech: synchronizovat Danish: synkronisere Dutch: synchroniseren Esperanto: sinkronigi Finnish: synkronoida Finnish: tahdistaa French: synchroniser Galician: sincronizar German: synchronisieren Greek: συγχρονίζω Icelandic: samstilla Indonesian: menyinkronkan Italian: sincronizzare Japanese: 同調する Japanese: 同期する Japanese: シンクロナイズさせる Kazakh: синхрондау Māori: whakatukutahi Māori: whakatautokorua Norwegian: synkronisere Polish: synchronizować Portuguese: sincronizar Romanian: sincroniza Russian: синхронизирова́ть Spanish: sincronizar Swedish: synkronisera Tagalog: ipagsabay-sabay Turkish: senkronize etmek Ukrainian: синхронізува́ти

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