synthetize, v.
(ˈsɪnθɪtaɪz)
[ad. Gr. συνθετίζεσθαι, f. συνθετός: see synthetic and -ize.]
trans. = synthesize.
| 1828–32 Webster, Synthetize, v.t., to unite in regular structure. (Not much used.) 1854 S. Neil Elem. Rhet. 153 It enables us to synthetize the two prevalent theories of Taste into one. 1888 Harper's Mag. Jan. 250 Boucher marked every detail of running movement, and finally synthetized the results of his study in this group. 1904 Westm. Gaz. 3 Dec. 16/3 Hennell synthetised alcohol from olefiant gas. |
Hence ˈsynthetized, ˈsynthetizing ppl. adjs.; also ˈsynthetizer = synthesizer.
| 1890 Harper's Mag. May 838/1 The most gifted of the impressionist painters are analysts and synthetizers. 1892 Nation (N.Y.) 17 Nov. 379/3 The grand synthetizing style of [Raphael]. 1918 Times 1 May 8/3 The function of the monthly reviews..is to survey things broadly and at a synthetizing distance. |