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synthesize Definition

syn·the·size (-sīz′)

transitive verb -·sized′, -·siz′·ing

  1. to bring together into a whole by synthesis
  2. to form by bringing together separate parts
  3. Chem. to produce by synthesis rather than by extraction, refinement, etc.

synthesize Synonyms

synthesize

v.

integrate, incorporate, amalgamate; see manufacture 1.

synthesize Usage Examples

Object

  • protein: Antibody: A protein synthesized by the immune system in response to an antigen.
  • compound: SCULLY: Is it possible that he could have synthesized the compound without you knowing about it?
  • molecule: Nearly all molecules synthesized by living organisms are optically active.
  • speech: Web viewers can communicate via synthesized speech with the holder of the present.
  • vitamin: Rats and mice synthesize vitamin C in their bodies; humans do not.
  • circuit: GAs can be used to synthesize circuits to meet required specifications.

Subject

  • ribosome: Index to Course Material Index to Section 4 The destination of proteins synthesized by ribosomes obviously depends on their function.

Preposition: as

  • precursor: Squalene is a naturally occurring molecule absorbed from food, and synthesized as a precursor for cholesterol, myelin, and steroid hormones.

Adjective complement

  • photo-realistic: Understanding quantitatively the correlations between head movements and spoken text is important for synthesizing photo-realistic talking heads.

Modifying Another Word

  • chemically: Antigenic molecules will be chemically synthesized from peptides on a ' scaffold ' to help hold them in a correct position.
  • newly: Density of newly synthesized plasma membrane proteins in intracellular membranes.
  • automatically: The constructor you see is the one that's automatically synthesized by the compiler.
  • then: The message is then synthesized into spoken output in the target language.
  • first: MULDER: At least five years in the future, when they first synthesized the freezing compound successfully.
  • also: At the same time however, it will also synthesize the data from these workpackages and make links between the different case studies.

Present participle complement

  • blood-clot: The liver uses vitamin K to synthesize blood-clotting proteins.

Preposition: in

  • laboratory: They showed that the complex primate behavior observed by Kohler ( 1925 ) could be synthesized in the laboratory with pigeons.
  • body: Vitamin A can be synthesized in the body from carotenes.

Preposition: by

  • ribosome: Index to Course Material Index to Section 4 The destination of proteins synthesized by ribosomes obviously depends on their function.
  • cell: Actin Filaments At least six different types of actin are synthesized by vertebrate cells.