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Verb: syncretize  'sing-kri,tIz
  1. Unite (beliefs or conflicting principles)
    "The philosopher attempted to syncretize Eastern and Western philosophies";
    - syncretise [Brit]
     
  2. Become fused
    "The different cultural traditions syncretized over time";
    - syncretise [Brit]

Derived forms: syncretizing, syncretizes, syncretized

Type of: blend, coalesce, combine, commingle, fuse, immix [archaic], meld, merge, mix, unify, unite

Encyclopedia: Syncretize