verb · intransitive · rare

synapse

synapse · synapses · synapsed · synapsing

To form a synapseTo form a synapse.

/ˈsɪnæps/

» The synapse allows communication between neurons.

Meaning

2 senses

(intransitive)To form a synapse.
(intransitive)To undergo synapsis.

Examples

2 sentences

The synapse allows communication between neurons.
CC BY · Tatoeba · Nuel · C2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
A neuron has dendrites and axons with synapses.
CC BY · Tatoeba · mexicanhere · C2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem

Translations

1 languages

Origin

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σύναψις (súnapsis, “conjunction”), from συνάπτω (suná

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σύναψις (súnapsis, “conjunction”), from συνάπτω (sunáptō, “to clasp”). Introduced by neurophysiologist Charles Scott Sherrington.

Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Forms

synapses, synapsing, synapsed, synapsed

Base form	synapse · to synapse
3rd person singular	synapses
Present participle	synapsing
Past simple	synapsed
Past participle	synapsed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	synapse
he, she, it	synapses

Past simpleLesson

all persons

synapsed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have synapsed
he, she, it	has synapsed

Future simple (will)Lesson