SYNTHESISE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does synthesise mean? 

• SYNTHESISE (verb)
  The verb SYNTHESISE has 1 sense:

1. combine so as to form a more complex, product

  Familiarity information: SYNTHESISE used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SYNTHESISE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they synthesise    ... he / she / it synthesises   
Past simple: synthesised   
Past participle: synthesised   
-ing form: synthesising   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Combine so as to form a more complex, product

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Synonyms:

synthesise; synthesize

Context example:

The liver synthesizes vitamins

Hypernyms (to "synthesise" is one way to...):

combine; compound (put or add together)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

synthesis (reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect))

synthesis (the combination of ideas into a complex whole)

synthesis (the process of producing a chemical compound (usually by the union of simpler chemical compounds))

synthesiser ((music) an electronic instrument (usually played with a keyboard) that generates and modifies sounds electronically and can imitate a variety of other musical instruments)

synthesiser (an intellectual who synthesizes or uses synthetic methods)

 Context examples 

Magnetic graphene, or iron trithiohypophosphate (FePS3), is from a family of materials known as van der Waals materials, and was first synthesised in the 1960s.

(‘Magnetic graphene’ switches between insulator and conductor, University of Cambridge)

Instead of designing, synthesising and testing new drugs – an incredibly costly and lengthy process – you can make a few simple changes to the siRNA molecule and treat an entirely different disease.

(Nanoparticles used to transport anti-cancer agent to cells, University of Cambridge)

This review aims to evaluate and synthesise the scientific evidence on the effect of milk and dairy product consumption in terms of health and prevention of various chronic diseases and all-cause mortality, bearing in mind the importance of maintaining an adequate quality of diet in the different stages of the life cycle.

(Adequate intake of milk and dairy products in different life stages helps prevent chronic diseases, University of Granada)

The materials are inexpensive, non-toxic and easy to synthesise, and with further research, could be incorporated into graphene-based devices.

(‘Magnetic graphene’ switches between insulator and conductor, University of Cambridge)