synergy Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the working together of two things (muscles or drugs for example) to produce an effect greater than the sum of their individual effects
    synergism.

WordNet

Syn"er*gy noun
Etymology
Gr. . See Synergetic.
Definitions
  1. Combined action; especially (Med.), the combined healty action of every organ of a particular system; as, the digestive synergy. 2. An effect of the interaction of the actions of two agents such that the result of the combined action is greater than expected as a simple additive combination of the two agents acting separately. Also synergism.

Webster 1913