synchronize

/ˌsɪŋkrəˈnaɪz/

/ˈsɪŋkrənaɪz/

Other forms: synchronized; synchronizing; synchronizes

When you synchronize things, you make them happen at the same time. If you have rhythm, you can synchronize your dance moves with the beat of the music. If not, stay off the dance floor.

Synchronize, pronounced "SINK-ruh-nize," means "to make things happen at the same time" — even down to a fraction of a second, as in synchronized swimming. In that sport, one movement that doesn't sync, or match up, costs the swimmers points. When you synchronize your wristwatches, people can't blame their watches being fast or slow if they don't come to the meeting spot at the right time.

Definitions of synchronize

1. verb

   happen at the same time
   synonyms: contemporise, contemporize, synchronise

   type of:

   come about, fall out, go on, hap, happen, occur, pass, pass off, take place

   come to pass
2. verb

   operate simultaneously
   “The clocks synchronize”

   synonyms: synchronise

   synchronise

   cause to indicate the same time or rate

   type of:

   control, operate

   handle and cause to function
3. verb

   make synchronous and adjust in time or manner
   “Let's synchronize our efforts”

   synonyms: sync, synchronise

   antonyms:

   desynchronize

   cause to become desynchronized; cause to occur at unrelated times

   types:

   phase

   adjust so as to be in a synchronized condition

   type of:

   adjust, correct, set

   alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
4. verb

   cause to indicate the same time or rate
   “synchronize your watches”

   synonyms: synchronise

   synchronise

   operate simultaneously

   type of:

   adjust, align, aline, line up

   place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight
5. verb

   arrange or represent events so that they co-occur
   “synchronize biblical events”

   synonyms: contemporise, contemporize, synchronise

   type of:

   arrange, order, put, set up

   arrange thoughts, ideas, or temporal events
6. verb

   make (motion picture sound) exactly simultaneous with the action
   “synchronize this film”

   synonyms: synchronise

   types:

   dub

   provide (movies) with a soundtrack of a foreign language

   type of:

   alter, change, modify

   cause to change; make different; cause a transformation