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

synchronize

verb
 
/ˈsɪŋkrənaɪz/
 
/ˈsɪŋkrənaɪz/
(British English also synchronise)
(also informal sync, synch)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they synchronize
 
/ˈsɪŋkrənaɪz/
 
/ˈsɪŋkrənaɪz/
he / she / it synchronizes
 
/ˈsɪŋkrənaɪzɪz/
 
/ˈsɪŋkrənaɪzɪz/
past simple synchronized
 
/ˈsɪŋkrənaɪzd/
 
/ˈsɪŋkrənaɪzd/
past participle synchronized
 
/ˈsɪŋkrənaɪzd/
 
/ˈsɪŋkrənaɪzd/
-ing form synchronizing
 
/ˈsɪŋkrənaɪzɪŋ/
 
/ˈsɪŋkrənaɪzɪŋ/
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  1. [intransitive, transitive] to happen at the same time or to move at the same speed as something; to make something do this
    • synchronize (with something) The soundtrack did not synchronize with the action.
    • The timing of the gun was precisely synchronized with the turning of the plane’s propeller.
    • synchronize something (with something) Let's synchronize our watches (= make them show exactly the same time).
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • perfectly
    • carefully
    • automatically
    preposition
    • with
    See full entry
  2. [transitive] to link data files between one computer or mobile device and another so that the information in the files on both machines is the same
    • synchronize something (between A and B) You can use the technology to synchronize data between computers.
    • synchronize something (with something) The phone lets you synchronize your calendar and contacts with your PC.
See synchronize in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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