SYNCHRONIZE

v. (also -ise) 1 intr. (often foll. by with) occur at the same time; be simultaneous. 2 tr. cause to occur at the same time. 3 tr. carry out the synchronism of (a film). 4 tr. ascertain or set forth the correspondence in the date of (events). 5 a tr. cause (clocks etc.) to show a standard or uniform time. b intr. (of clocks etc.) be synchronized. synchronized swimming a form of swimming in which participants make coordinated leg and arm movements in time to music. synchronization n. synchronizer n.