verb
- to treat or regard as synonymous; to make synonymous
Usage: technical; rare
Examples
- The author tends to synonymize courage with recklessness.
- We shouldn’t synonymize all forms of protest with violence.
- The dictionary attempts to synonymize these related terms.
- Critics argue that the media synonymizes wealth with success.
- The study shows how people synonymize certain emotions.
- Teachers should not synonymize memorization with learning.