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Noun syndicate has 3 senses

syndicate, crime syndicate, mob, family - a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities
--₁ is a kind of organized crime, gangland, gangdom
--₁ has particulars: Mafia, Maffia, Cosa Nostra
consortium, pool, syndicate - an association of companies for some definite purpose
--₂ is a kind of association
--₂ has particulars: trust, corporate trust, combine, cartel
Derived forms: verb syndicate₂, verb syndicate₁
syndicate - a news agency that sells features or articles or photographs etc. to newspapers for simultaneous publication
--₃ is a kind of news agency, press agency, wire service, press association, news organization, news organisation

Derived form: verb syndicate₃

Verb syndicate has 3 senses

syndicate - join together into a syndicate; "The banks syndicated"
--₁ is one way to connect, link, link up, join, unite

Derived form: noun syndicate₂
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
syndicate - organize into or form a syndicate
--₂ is one way to form, organize, organise

Derived forms: noun syndicate₂, noun syndication₁, noun syndicator₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
syndicate - sell articles, television programs, or photos to several publications or independent broadcasting stations
--₃ is one way to sell

Derived forms: noun syndicate₃, noun syndication₂
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something