Meanings
verbsyncretize (third-person singular simple present syncretizes, present participle syncretizing, simple past and past participle syncretized)
present singular third person syncretizes · participle present syncretizing · participle past syncretized · past syncretized · alternative syncretise
- human sciencesTo merge different inflexional forms.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Back-formation from syncretism; compare also synchresis.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French syncrétiser
- syncrétiserto combine or reconcile different elements
Portuguese sincretizar
- sincretizarto combine or reconcile different elements
Spanish sincretizar
- sincretizarto combine or reconcile different elements
Swedish synkretisera
- synkretiserato combine or reconcile different elements
Cite this entry
APA
syncretize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/syncretize
MLA
“syncretize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/syncretize. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “syncretize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/syncretize.
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