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Definition of photosynthesize verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

photosynthesize

verb
 
/ˌfəʊtəʊˈsɪnθəsaɪz/
 
/ˌfəʊtəʊˈsɪnθəsaɪz/
(British English also photosynthesise)
[intransitive, transitive] (biology)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they photosynthesize
 
/ˌfəʊtəʊˈsɪnθəsaɪz/
 
/ˌfəʊtəʊˈsɪnθəsaɪz/
he / she / it photosynthesizes
 
/ˌfəʊtəʊˈsɪnθəsaɪzɪz/
 
/ˌfəʊtəʊˈsɪnθəsaɪzɪz/
past simple photosynthesized
 
/ˌfəʊtəʊˈsɪnθəsaɪzd/
 
/ˌfəʊtəʊˈsɪnθəsaɪzd/
past participle photosynthesized
 
/ˌfəʊtəʊˈsɪnθəsaɪzd/
 
/ˌfəʊtəʊˈsɪnθəsaɪzd/
-ing form photosynthesizing
 
/ˌfəʊtəʊˈsɪnθəsaɪzɪŋ/
 
/ˌfəʊtəʊˈsɪnθəsaɪzɪŋ/
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  1. photosynthesize (something) (of plants) to make food by means of photosynthesis
See photosynthesize in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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