Verb: synchronize 'sing-kru,nIz
- Make synchronous and adjust in time or manner
"Let's synchronize our efforts";
- synchronise [Brit], sync, synch
- Happen at the same time
"The two events synchronized perfectly";
- synchronise [Brit], contemporize, contemporise [Brit]
- (movie) make (motion picture sound) exactly simultaneous with the action
"synchronize this film";
- synchronise [Brit]
- Arrange or represent events so that they co-occur
"synchronize biblical events";
- synchronise [Brit], contemporize, contemporise [Brit]
- Operate simultaneously
"The clocks synchronize";
- synchronise [Brit]
- Cause to indicate the same time or rate
"synchronize your watches";
- synchronise [Brit]
Derived forms: synchronized, synchronizing, synchronizes
Type of: adjust, align, aline [non-standard], alter, arrange, change, come about, control, correct, fall out, go on, hap [archaic], happen, line up, modify, occur, operate, order, pass, pass off, put, set, set up, take place
Encyclopedia: Synchronize