synchronize

syn·chro·nize  (sngkr-nz, sn-)

v. syn·chro·nized, syn·chro·niz·ing, syn·chro·niz·es

v.intr.

1. To occur at the same time; be simultaneous.

2. To operate in unison.

v.tr.

1.

a. To cause to occur or operate with exact coincidence in time or rate: We synchronized our watches.

b. To cause to occur or operate at the same time as something else: They synchronized their trip with the annual tulip festival.

2. To arrange (historical events) in a synchronism so as to indicate parallel occurrence.

3. To cause (soundtrack and action) to match exactly in a film.

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[Greek sunkhronizein, to be contemporary, from sunkhronos, contemporaneous; see synchronous.]

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synchro·ni·zation (-n-zshn) n.

synchro·nizer n.

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synchronize or -nise

Verb

[-nizing, -nized] or -nising, -nised

1. (of two or more people) to perform (an action) at the same time: a synchronized withdrawal of Allied forces

2. to cause (two or more clocks or watches) to show the same time

3. Films to match (the soundtrack and the action of a film) precisely

synchronization
-nisation n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	synchronize - make synchronous and adjust in time or manner; "Let's synchronize our efforts" sync, synchronise 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
	2.	synchronize - happen at the same time contemporise, contemporize, synchronise 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"
	3.	synchronize - make (motion picture sound) exactly simultaneous with the action; "synchronize this film" synchronise 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
	4.	synchronize - arrange or represent events so that they co-occur; "synchronize biblical events" contemporise, contemporize, synchronise 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"
	5.	synchronize - operate simultaneously; "The clocks synchronize" synchronise 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"
	6.	synchronize - cause to indicate the same time or rate; "synchronize your watches" synchronise 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"

Translations

synchronize [ˈsɪŋkrənaɪz] vt → sincronizar

vi to synchronize with → sincronizarse con

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synchronize [ˈsɪŋkrənaɪz] vt → synchroniser

vi to synchronize with → se produire en même temps que

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synchronize [ˈsɪŋkrənaɪz] vt (watches) → gleichstellen;

(movements) → aufeinander abstimmen;

(sound) → synchronisieren

vi to synchronize with (sound) → synchron sein mit

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synchronize [ˈsɪŋkrənaɪz] vt → sincronizzare

vi to synchronize with → essere contemporaneo/a a