v. [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 Synthetized, Synthetizing ppl. adjs.; also Synthetizer = 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.
