verb · neutral
synchronize
UK/ˈsɪŋkrənaɪz/US/ˈsɪŋkrəˌnraɪz/SYN·chro·nize
to cause things to happen at the same time or rate; to make things operate in unison
Examples
“Tourists told us their watches were synchronized before the hike.”
“The two departments synchronized their schedules to reduce waiting time.”
“You should synchronize your phone with your laptop to back up contacts.”
Band 8 sentence
“To improve efficiency across campuses, the administration synchronized class timetables and IT updates so students experienced seamless transitions.”
Collocations
- synchronize schedules
- synchronize devices
- synchronize with
Word family
Common mistakes
We synchronize our schedule yesterday.→We synchronized our schedule yesterday.
Please synchronize between your phone and laptop.→Please synchronize your phone with your laptop.
Say it for a higher band
5match→6coordinate→7+synchronize
Synonyms
coordinate
align
Easily confused
coordinate
“We need to synchronize the trains' timetables, but the managers must coordinate the staff rota.”
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