different between reconcile vs syncretize

English

Alternative forms

• reconciliate (uncommon)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin reconcili?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???k?nsa?l/

Verb

reconcile (third-person singular simple present reconciles, present participle reconciling, simple past and past participle reconciled)

1. To restore a friendly relationship; to bring back to harmony.

   to reconcile people who have quarrelled

2. To make things compatible or consistent.

   to reconcile differences

   • The great men among the ancients understood how to reconcile manual labour with affairs of state.

3. To make the net difference in credits and debits of a financial account agree with the balance.

Derived terms

• reconciliation

Related terms

• conciliate

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English

Etymology

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Alternative forms

• syncretise

Verb

syncretize (third-person singular simple present syncretizes, present participle syncretizing, simple past and past participle syncretized)

1. To combine different elements, or to unite or reconcile different beliefs.
2. (linguistics) To merge different inflexional forms.

Related terms

• syncretic
• syncretism

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