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Etymology
Etymology tree English synergy Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -istic English synergistic From synergy + -istic.
Meanings
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Of or pertaining to synergy or synergism; synergic; co-operative, working together, interacting, mutually stimulating.
Farber and Lasker struck up a synergistic partnership that would stretch over decades.
2010, Siddhartha Mukherjee, The Emperor of All Maladies, Fourth Estate (2011), page 115:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most synergistic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more synergistic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
synergistically · nonsynergistic
Translations (9)
cmn 協同的 /协同的 (synergistic) · fi synerginen (synergistic) · fr synergique (synergistic) · fi synergistinen (synergistic) · pl synergistyczny (synergistic) · it sinergico (synergistic) · sv synergistisk (synergistic) · de synergetisch (synergistic) · cmn 協作的 /协作的 (synergistic)