Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
syn·chro·nize
\\ˈsiŋ-krə-ˌnīz, ˈsin-\\ verb
(-nized ; -niz·ing) DATE circa 1624
intransitive verb: to happen at the same time
transitive verb1. to represent or arrange (events) to indicate coincidence or coexistence2. to make synchronous in operation3. to make (motion-picture sound) exactly simultaneous with the action
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syn·chro·niz·er noun synchronize
c.1624, "to occur at the same time," from Gk. synchronizein "be of the same time," from synchronos "happening at the same time" (see synchronous). The sense of "make synchronous" is first recorded 1806. Synchronized swimming is recorded from 1950.
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7
synchronize
syn·chron·ize (BrE also -ise) / 5siNkrEnaiz / verb ~ (sth) (with sth) to happen at the same time or to move at the same speed as sth; to make sth do this
(使)同步,在时间上一致,同速进行:
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The sound track did not synchronize with the action.
声迹与动作不同步。
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Let's synchronize our watches (= make them show exactly the same time).
咱们对一下表吧。
• syn·chron·iza·tion, -isa·tion / 7siNkrEnai5zeiFn; NAmE -nE5z- / (also informal sync) noun [U]
Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English
Oxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishsynchronize
verb
ADV. carefully | exactly, precisely
PREP. with The timing of the gun was precisely synchronized with the turning of the plane's propeller.
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
syn·chro·nize
\ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌnīz\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Usage: see -ize
Etymology: Late Latin synchronos synchronous + English -ize
intransitive verb
: to happen or take place at the same time : by synchronous
< the voyages of discovery synchronized with the emergence of a capitalist economy — H.J.Laski >
< action and sound must synchronize perfectly >
transitive verb
1. : to represent or arrange (events) so as to indicate coincidence or coexistence
< synchronize events of biblical and classical history >
2. : to cause to agree in time
< synchronize two watches >
: make synchronous in operation
< synchronize troop movements and artillery fire >
< synchronize factory operations >
3.
a. : to make (dialogue, music, or sound effects) exactly simultaneous with the action shown in a motion picture
b. : to maintain a time interlock throughout (a television system) so that the scanning beams in the studio and the receiver move together
c. : to adjust (a camera shutter) so that a flashbulb fires at the instant the shutter opens