ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌnīz verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Usage: see -ize
Etymology: Late Latin synchron os 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