synthesize
synthesize Lexical Profile
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• verb
To combine a number of different parts, ideas, or elements into a coherent whole.
"The researcher managed to synthesize findings from dozens of clinical trials into a single comprehensive report."
To produce a substance by means of chemical or biological reactions, especially artificially from simpler materials.
"Human skin cells naturally synthesize vitamin D when exposed to ultraviolet light from the sun."
To produce sounds, music, or speech electronically by combining and modifying acoustic signals.
"Early computer programs struggled to synthesize human speech that sounded natural and expressive."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Coined in the early 19th century as a back-formation from "synthesis," which derives via Latin from the Ancient Greek "synthesis" (a putting together), from "syn-" (together) and "tithenai" (to place or put).