synergistic
pronunciation
How to pronounce synergistic in British English: UK [ˌsɪnə'dʒɪstɪk]
How to pronounce synergistic in American English: US [ˌsɪnə'dʒɪstɪk]
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- Adjective:
- used especially of drugs or muscles that work together so the total effect is greater than the sum of the two (or more)
- of or relating to the theological doctrine of synergism
- working together; used especially of groups, as subsidiaries of a corporation, cooperating for an enhanced effect
Word Origin
- synergistic (adj.)
- 1818 in theology; 1876 in medicine, from synergist + -ic. General sense of "cooperative" is from 1965. Related: Synergistical (1650s); synergistically.
Example
- 1. The synergistic analgesic interactions between hydrocodone and ibuprofen .
- 2. The effects of such exposures may be synergistic .
- 3. His central point is that there must be " synergistic " progress in all dimensions .
- 4. Synergistic marketing is such the mode .
- 5. Synergistic immune actions of polysaccharides compound .