synchronizes

Verb

synchronize (third-person singular simple present synchronizes, present participle synchronizing, simple past and past participle synchronized)

1. (British, English, Oxford, US, intransitive, transitive) To occur at the same time or with coordinated timing.
   • The path of this great empire, through its arch of progress, synchronized with that of Christianity.1839, Thomas De Quincey, Philosophy of Roman History

   Synonyms:

   sync, synch, sync up

2. (British, English, Oxford, US, transitive) To cause (video and audio) to play in a coordinated way.

   Synonyms:

   sync, synch, sync up

3. (British, English, Oxford, US, transitive) 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.
4. (British, English, Oxford, US, ambitransitive) 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.
5. (British, English, Oxford, US, intransitive) To agree, be coordinated with, or complement well.
   • Gay men often have interests and concerns that don't synchronize with the issues considered top priorities by lesbians.1986, Max C. Smith, “By the Year 2000”, in Joseph Beam, editor, In The Life: A Black Gay Anthology, page 224
6. (British, English, Oxford, US, transitive) To coordinate or combine.