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  • It has been a long-established axiom that there is but one great principle of love; but then it assumes various phases, according to the thousands of circumstances under which it is exhibited, and which, to speak in the language of philosophy, it would be impossible to synthetise.

    Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, December 11, 1841 Various

  • And, what is more, the sciences will afford a new field for poetic contemplation; while the philosophy born of such sciences will synthetise new modes of seeing life and demand new visible symbols.

    Laurus Nobilis Chapters on Art and Life Vernon Lee 1895

  • They are properties which have for their aim to bring things together, to unite, and to synthetise.

    The Mind and the Brain Being the Authorised Translation of L'Âme et le Corps Alfred Binet 1884

  • One of the most efficient ways for a plant to deter a herbivore is to divert one of its existing biochemical pathways to synthetise a novel chemical - something that will give the plant bad taste, induce vomiting or even pain or may be toxic enough to kill the animal.

    Watts Up With That? 2009

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