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synchronise

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Verb1.synchronise - happen at the same time
hap, happen, occur, come about, take place, go on, pass off, fall out, pass - come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important"
2.synchronise - make (motion picture sound) exactly simultaneous with the action; "synchronize this film"
motion picture, motion-picture show, movie, moving picture, moving-picture show, pic, film, picture show, flick, picture - a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location"
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
dub - provide (movies) with a soundtrack of a foreign language
3.synchronise - arrange or represent events so that they co-occur; "synchronize biblical events"
arrange, order, put, set up - arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events; "arrange my schedule"; "set up one's life"; "I put these memories with those of bygone times"
4.synchronise - operate simultaneously; "The clocks synchronize"
synchronise, synchronize - cause to indicate the same time or rate; "synchronize your watches"
control, operate - handle and cause to function; "do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol"; "control the lever"
5.synchronise - cause to indicate the same time or rate; "synchronize your watches"
align, aline, adjust, line up - place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight; "align the car with the curb"; "align the sheets of paper on the table"
synchronise, synchronize - operate simultaneously; "The clocks synchronize"
6.synchronise - make synchronous and adjust in time or manner; "Let's synchronize our efforts"
adjust, correct, set - alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels"
phase - adjust so as to be in a synchronized condition; "he phased the intake with the output of the machine"
desynchronise, desynchronize - cause to become desynchronized; cause to occur at unrelated times

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