synchronise

Other forms: synchronised; synchronising; synchronises

Definitions of synchronise

1. verb

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

   type of:

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

   come to pass
2. verb

   operate simultaneously
   synonyms: synchronize

   synchronize

   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
   synonyms: sync, synchronize

   antonyms:

   desynchronise

   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
   synonyms: synchronize

   synchronize

   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
   synonyms: contemporise, contemporize, synchronize

   type of:

   arrange, order, put, set up

   arrange thoughts, ideas, or temporal events
6. verb

   make (motion picture sound) exactly simultaneous with the action
   synonyms: synchronize

   types:

   dub

   provide (movies) with a soundtrack of a foreign language

   type of:

   alter, change, modify

   cause to change; make different; cause a transformation