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Verb: photosynthesize  `fow-tow'sin-thu-sIz
  1. Undergo the process of photosynthesis
    "Phytoplankton are called primary producers because they photosynthesize their food from sunlight"
    - photosynthesise [Brit]

Derived forms: photosynthesizes, photosynthesized, photosynthesizing

Encyclopedia: Photosynthesize