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syna|gogue /s I nəgɒg/ (synagogues ) N‑COUNT A synagogue is a building where Jewish people meet to worship or to study their religion.

syn|apse /sa I næps, [AM ] s I næ ps/ (synapses ) N‑COUNT A synapse is one of the points in the nervous system at which a signal passes from one nerve cell to another. [TECHNICAL ]

sync /s I ŋk/ also synch PHRASE If two things are out of sync , they do not match or do not happen together as they should. If two things are in sync , they match or happen together as they should. [INFORMAL ] □  When demand and supply are out of sync, you either increase the supply or adjust the price. [Also + with ]

synch /s I ŋk/ → see sync

syn|chro|nize /s I ŋkrəna I z/ (synchronizes , synchronizing , synchronized ) in BRIT, also use synchronise VERB If you synchronize two activities, processes, or movements, or if you synchronize one activity, process, or movement with another, you cause them to happen at the same time and speed as each other. □ [V n] It was virtually impossible to synchronise our lives so as to take holidays together. □ [V n + with ] Synchronise the score with the film action. □ [V -ed] …a series of unexpected, synchronized attacks. [Also V with n, pl-n V ]

sy n|chro|nized swi m|ming in BRIT, also use synchronised swimming N‑UNCOUNT Synchronized swimming is a sport in which two or more people perform complicated and carefully planned movements in water in time to music.

syn|co|pat|ed /s I ŋkəpe I t I d/ ADJ In syncopated music, the weak beats in the bar are stressed instead of the strong beats. □  Some spirituals are based on syncopated rhythms.

syn|co|pa|tion /s I ŋkəpe I ʃ ^ə n/ (syncopations ) N‑VAR Syncopation is the quality that music has when the weak beats in a bar are stressed instead of the strong ones.

syn|di|cate (syndicates , syndicating , syndicated ) The noun is pronounced /s I nd I kət/. The verb is pronounced /s I nd I ke I t/. 1 N‑COUNT A syndicate is an association of people or organizations that is formed for business purposes or in order to carry out a project. □  …a syndicate of 152 banks. □  …a major crime syndicate.

2 VERB [usu passive] When newspaper articles or television programmes are syndicated , they are sold to several different newspapers or television stations, who then publish the articles or broadcast the programmes. □ [be V -ed prep/adv] Today his programme is syndicated to 500 stations. [Also be V -ed] ●  syn|di|ca|tion /s I nd I ke I ʃ ^ə n/ N‑UNCOUNT □  The show was ready for syndication in early 1987.

3 N‑COUNT A press syndicate is a group of newspapers or magazines that are all owned by the same person or company.

syn|drome /s I ndroʊm/ (syndromes )

1 N‑COUNT A syndrome is a medical condition that is characterized by a particular group of signs and symptoms. □  Irritable bowel syndrome seems to affect more women than men.

2 → see also Down's syndrome , premenstrual syndrome

3 N‑COUNT [usu sing] You can refer to an undesirable condition that is characterized by a particular type of activity or behaviour as a syndrome . □  Avoid sweep-it-under-the-carpet syndrome where you ignore problems.

syn|er|gy /s I nə ^r dʒi/ (synergies ) N‑VAR If there is synergy between two or more organizations or groups, they are more successful when they work together than when they work separately. [BUSINESS ] □  Of course, there's quite obviously a lot of synergy between the two companies. □  The synergies gained from the merger, Pirelli claimed, would create savings of about £130m over four years.

syn|od /s I nɒd/ (synods ) N‑COUNT A synod is a special council of members of a Church, which meets regularly to discuss religious issues.