synoecize

transitive verb

syn·​oe·​cize

-nēˌsīz

-ed/-ing/-s

: to join (diverse things) together

especially : to form into a large community by synoecism

Word History

Etymology

Greek synoikizein to give in wedlock, combine into one city-state, unite, from synoikos dwelling in the same house + -izein -ize

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