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Noun synchronizing has 3 senses
- synchronism, synchrony, synchronicity, synchroneity, synchronization, synchronisation, synchronizing - the relation that exists when things occur at the same time; "the drug produces an increased synchrony of the brain waves"
--1 is a kind of temporal relation
Antonyms: asynchronism, asynchrony, desynchronization, desynchronisation, desynchronizing
- synchronization, synchronisation, synchronizing, synchronising - an adjustment that causes something to occur or recur in unison
--2 is a kind of adjustment, registration, readjustment
- synchronization, synchronisation, synchronizing - coordinating by causing to indicate the same time; "the synchronization of their watches was an important preliminary"
--3 is a kind of coordination
Verb synchronize has 6 senses
- synchronize, synchronise, sync - make synchronous and adjust in time or manner; "Let's synchronize our efforts"
--1 is one way to adjust, set, correct
Antonyms: desynchronize, desynchronise
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- synchronize, synchronise, contemporize, contemporise - happen at the same time
--2 is one way to happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place
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- synchronize, synchronise - make (motion picture sound) exactly simultaneous with the action; "synchronize this film"
--3 is one way to change, alter, modify
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- synchronize, synchronise, contemporize, contemporise - arrange or represent events so that they co-occur; "synchronize biblical events"
--4 is one way to arrange, set up, put, order
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- synchronize, synchronise - operate simultaneously; "The clocks synchronize"
--5 is one way to operate, control
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- synchronize, synchronise - cause to indicate the same time or rate; "synchronize your watches"
--6 is one way to align, aline, line up, adjust
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