English dictionary
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English verb: synchronise | |||
| 1. | synchronise (stative) happen at the same time | ||
| Synonyms | contemporise, contemporize, synchronize | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | come about, fall out, go on, hap, happen, occur, pass, pass off, take place | ||
| 2. | synchronise (communication) make (motion picture sound) exactly simultaneous with the action | ||
| Samples | Synchronize this film. | ||
| Synonyms | synchronize | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | dub | ||
| Domain category | film, flick, motion picture, motion-picture show, movie, moving picture, moving-picture show, pic, picture, picture show | ||
| 3. | synchronise (cognition) arrange or represent events so that they co-occur | ||
| Samples | Synchronize biblical events. | ||
| Synonyms | contemporise, contemporize, synchronize | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | arrange, order, put, set up | ||
| 4. | synchronise (change) operate simultaneously | ||
| Samples | The clocks synchronize. | ||
| Synonyms | synchronize | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | control, operate | ||
| Verb group | synchronise, synchronize | ||
| 5. | synchronise (change) cause to indicate the same time or rate | ||
| Samples | Synchronize your watches. | ||
| Synonyms | synchronize | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | adjust, align, aline, line up | ||
| Verb group | synchronise, synchronize | ||
| 6. | synchronise (change) make synchronous and adjust in time or manner | ||
| Samples | Let's synchronize our efforts. | ||
| Synonyms | sync, synchronize | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | adjust, correct, set | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | phase | ||
| Antonyms | desynchronise, desynchronize | ||
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