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SYNCRETISE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does syncretise mean?
• SYNCRETISE (verb)
The verb SYNCRETISE has 2 senses:
2. unite (beliefs or conflicting principles)
Familiarity information: SYNCRETISE used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Conjugation: |
Past simple: syncretised
Past participle: syncretised
-ing form: syncretising
Sense 1
Meaning:
Become fused
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
syncretise; syncretize
Hypernyms (to "syncretise" is one way to...):
blend; coalesce; combine; commingle; conflate; flux; fuse; immix; meld; merge; mix (mix together different elements)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Sense 2
Meaning:
Unite (beliefs or conflicting principles)
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
syncretise; syncretize
Hypernyms (to "syncretise" is one way to...):
merge; unify; unite (become one)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
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