synthesize

IPA/ˈsɪnθəsaɪz/
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synthesize — verb

  • synthesizepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • synthesizesthird person singular
  • synthesizedpast tense
  • synthesizedpast participle
  • synthesizingpresent participle

1. to bring different ideas, facts, or styles together so they become one clear who

1.動詞及物C1
釋義

to bring different ideas, facts, or styles together so they become one clear whole

例句

Sophia synthesized the survey results into a short report for the team.

synthesize A into B

The historian synthesized letters from three families into one clear account.

同義詞
  • integrate

    often stresses fitting parts into one system

  • combine

    broader and less analytical

  • summarize

    focuses on the main points rather than merging sources

反義詞
  • separate

    keeps the parts apart instead of joining them

文法句型

synthesize A into B

synthesize A and B

用法筆記

This sense usually takes information, ideas, or influences as its object and often shows the result with into. Distinguish it from sense 2, which is about creating audio electronically.

常見錯誤

❌Please synthesize this one sentence for me.
✅Please summarize this one sentence for me.
💡synthesize usually combines material from several ideas or sources, not one short statement.

2. to create speech, music, or other sound with an electronic device instead of a n

2.動詞及物C1
釋義

to create speech, music, or other sound with an electronic device instead of a natural voice or instrument

例句

Tomás used a laptop to synthesize a choir sound for the game.

synthesize a sound

The app can synthesize speech from typed text in several voices.

synthesize speech from text

同義詞
  • generate

    general word for producing sound or output

  • create

    broader and less technical

反義詞
  • record

    captures an existing sound instead of producing one

文法句型

synthesize speech from text

synthesize a sound

用法筆記

The object is usually speech, music, or another sound. This sense often appears with from when the audio is created from text, data, or recordings.

常見錯誤

❌The speaker synthesized the song by making it louder.
✅The speaker amplified the song by making it louder.
💡synthesize means create the sound electronically, not simply increase its volume.

3. to make a substance through reactions in living things or in a laboratory proces

3.動詞及物C2
釋義

to make a substance through reactions in living things or in a laboratory process

例句

Green leaves synthesize sugar from sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide.

synthesize X from Y

This drug helps the liver synthesize the protein more efficiently.

同義詞
  • produce

    common, broad verb for making something

  • generate

    often used for creating a substance or result

  • form

    can stress the process by which something comes into being

反義詞
  • break down

    reduces a substance instead of creating it

文法句型

synthesize a compound

synthesize X from Y

用法筆記

This sense is common in biology and chemistry, where the subject is often a cell, organ, plant, animal, or laboratory. Distinguish it from sense 2, which is about creating sound electronically.

常見錯誤

❌Your body synthesizes lunch in two hours.
✅Your body digests lunch in two hours.
💡synthesize means make a substance, not break food down.