Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

synchronise

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.08 in modern English

Syllables
syn-chro-nise
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of synchronize.

British usage

Etymology

From Ancient Greek συγχρονίζω (sunkhronízō), equivalent to syn- + chrono- + -ise.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

synchronises (present, singular) synchronising (participle, present) synchronised (participle, past) synchronised (past)

Derived Forms

desynchronise resynchronise synchronisable synchronisation

Synonyms

synchronize sync contemporize contemporise

Questions

What does synchronise mean?
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of synchronize.
Where does synchronise come from?
From Ancient Greek συγχρονίζω (sunkhronízō), equivalent to syn- + chrono- + -ise.

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