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🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

synchroniser

Pronunciation / Transliteration: sɛ̃.kʁɔ.ni.ze

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Synchronize/ˈsɪŋ.krə.naɪz/
verbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Nous devons synchroniser nos montres."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To cause to occur at the same time or rate.

    "The dancers worked hard to synchronize their movements with the music."
  2. 2

    To cause electronic devices or software to match in time or data content.

    "Please connect your phone to the computer to synchronize your contacts and photos."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Greek words 'synchronos' (meaning contemporaneous, from 'syn-' meaning together and 'chronos' meaning time), entering English via New Latin in the 17th century. The suffix '-ize' was added to form a verbal action denoting the act of causing things to occur at the same time or rate.

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