syncretize

English

Alternative forms

• syncretise

Etymology

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Verb

syncretize (third-person singular simple present syncretizes, present participle syncretizing, simple past and past participle syncretized)

1. To combine different elements, or to unite or reconcile different beliefs.
2. (linguistics) To merge different inflexional forms.

Related terms

• syncretic
• syncretism

Translations

to combine or reconcile different elements

• French: syncrétiser (fr) m
• Portuguese: sincretizar
• Spanish: sincretizar (es)