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SYNCRETIZE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Unite (beliefs or conflicting principles)

Synonyms:

syncretise; syncretize

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "syncretize" is one way to...):

merge; unify; unite (become one)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

syncretism (the union (or attempted fusion) of different systems of thought or belief (especially in religion or philosophy))

Sense 2

Meaning:

Become fused

Synonyms:

syncretise; syncretize

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "syncretize" is one way to...):

blend; coalesce; combine; commingle; conflate; flux; fuse; immix; meld; merge; mix (mix together different elements)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

syncretism (the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections))

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