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sintetizar

to synthesize

verb seen-teh-tee-SAHR Rare

Also means

to summarize

Usage Note

Sintetizar has two main registers: in chemistry it means to synthesize a compound (sintetizar una proteína), and in academic or journalistic writing it means to summarize or condense information (sintetizar las ideas principales). The noun is síntesis. It is a regular -ar verb.

Examples

"El laboratorio logró sintetizar el compuesto en pocas horas."

Natural Translation

The laboratory managed to synthesize the compound in a few hours.

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