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Definition of photosynthesize verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

photosynthesize

verb

NAmE//ˌfoʊt̮oʊˈsɪnθəˌsaɪz//

[intransitive, transitive] photosynthesize (something) (biology)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they photosynthesize

he / she / it photosynthesizes

past simple photosynthesized

-ing form photosynthesizing

(of plants) to make food by means of photosynthesis

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