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synonymise

synonymise is the alternative form of synonymize.

Meaning of synonymize

Verb

synonymize (third-person singular simple present synonymizes, present participle synonymizing, simple past and past participle synonymized)

  1. (transitive) To express by a synonym or synonyms.
    • This word fortis we may synonymize after all these fashions: stout, hardy, valiant, doughty, courageous, adventurous, brave, bold, daring, intrepid.c. 1605, William Camden, Remains concerning Britain : their languages, names, surnames, allusions, anagramms, armories, moneys, impreses, apparel, artillerie, wise speeches, provervs, poesies...
    Antonyms:
    antonymize
  2. To identify two taxonomic terms as synonyms, thus equating two potentially disparate categories.

Forms of synonymise

third-person singular presentsynonymises
present participlesynonymising
past participlesynonymised
pastsynonymised

Origin of synonymise

From synonym + -ise.

Questions about synonymise

What is synonymise the alternative form of?
Synonymise is the alternative form of synonymize.

Words near synonymise in the dictionary

  1. synonymies
  2. synonymification
  3. synonyming
  4. synonymisation
  5. synonymisations
  6. synonymise
  7. synonymised
  8. synonymiser
  9. synonymisers
  10. synonymises
  11. synonymising

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Adapted from Wiktionary: synonymise (page history and authors); synonymize (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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