synchronize.
To cause two or more events or actions to happen at exactly the same time or same rate, or in a time-coordinated way.
Meaning & usage
To cause two or more events or actions to happen at exactly the same time or same rate, or in a time-coordinated way. To occur at the same time or with coordinated timing.
To cause two or more events or actions to happen at exactly the same time or same rate, or in a time-coordinated way. To cause (video and audio) to play in a coordinated way.
To set (a clock or watch) to display the same time as another.
We synchronized our watches and agreed to meet at four o'clock precisely.
To cause (a set of files, data, or settings) on one computer or device to be (and try to remain) the same as on another.
To agree, be coordinated with, or complement well.
To coordinate or combine.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱómder.? Proto-Indo-European *sem-der.? Proto-Hellenic *ksún Ancient Greek σύν (sún) Ancient Greek σῠν- (sŭn-) Ancient Greek συγ- (sug-) Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos) Ancient Greek σῠ́γχρονος (sŭ́nkhronos) Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Ancient Greek συγχρονίζω (sunkhronízō)der. English synchronize From Ancient Greek συγχρονίζω (sunkhronízō), equivalent to syn- + chrono- + -ize.
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