Meaning & use
synergism
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the interaction of two or more elements that together produce a combined effect greater than the sum of their individual effects
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Researchers found a synergism between the two drugs that improved treatment outcomes.
The merger was pitched to investors as a source of synergism between the two companies.
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Largely interchangeable with the more common 'synergy,' though 'synergism' appears more often in scientific and pharmacological writing, and also has a specific theological sense about grace and human will working together.
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