What does "synchronize" mean?

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.

What is a synonym for "synchronize"?

Common synonyms include: accommodate, accompany, accord, adapt, adjust, adjust to.

How do you pronounce "synchronize"?

Pronounced //ˈsɪŋ.kɹə.naɪːz//.

Synchronize

//ˈsɪŋ.kɹə.naɪːz// verb

verb ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Verb

1
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. British, English, Oxford, US, intransitive, transitive
"The path of this great empire, through its arch of progress, synchronized with that of Christianity."
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make synchronous and adjust in time or manner wordnet
3
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 cause (video and audio) to play in a coordinated way. British, English, Oxford, US, transitive
4
cause to indicate the same time or rate wordnet
5
To set (a clock or watch) to display the same time as another. British, English, Oxford, US, transitive
"We synchronized our watches and agreed to meet at four o'clock precisely."

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operate simultaneously wordnet
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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. British, English, Oxford, US, ambitransitive
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arrange or represent events so that they co-occur wordnet
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To agree, be coordinated with, or complement well. British, English, Oxford, US, intransitive
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make (motion picture sound) exactly simultaneous with the action wordnet
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To coordinate or combine. British, English, Oxford, US, transitive
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happen at the same time wordnet