syncretize

syn·cre·tize (s

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v. syn·cre·tized, syn·cre·tiz·ing, syn·cre·tiz·es

v.tr.

To reconcile and unite (differing religious beliefs, for example), especially with partial success or a heterogeneous result.

v.intr.

To combine differing elements or beliefs, especially with partial success or a heterogeneous result.

[Greek sunkrtizein, to unite against a common enemy; see syncretism.]

syncretize, syncretise [ˈsɪŋkrɪˌtaɪz]

(Philosophy) to combine or attempt to combine the characteristic teachings, beliefs, or practices of (differing systems of religion or philosophy)

syncretization , syncretisation n

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Verb	1.	syncretize - become fused syncretise coalesce, conflate, fuse, immix, mix, merge, commingle, blend, meld, flux, combine - mix together different elements; "The colors blend well"
	2.	syncretize - unite (beliefs or conflicting principles) syncretise merge, unify, unite - become one; "Germany unified officially in 1990"; "the cells merge"

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Mullins has been charged with developing a department that will syncretize all purchasing throughout the company.

Spectrum Communities by Real Estate Weekly

They did not syncretize or collapse their Andean-Europeanness, Dean argues; rather, "by keeping the Andean distinct from the European," they "bolstered their place in between" (168), as powerful cultural mediators.

Inka Bodies and the Body of Christ: Corpus Christi in Colonial Cuzco, ... by Burns, Kathryn / Journal of Social History

An attempt to syncretize the various claims and denials is found in Louis Kaplan, "The Telephone Paintings: Hanging Up Moholy," Leonardo Vol.

In search of the telephone opera: from communications to art by Lunenfeld, Peter / Afterimage

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