CONFLATE
blend, flux, mix, conflate, commingle, immix, fuse, coalesce, meld, combine, merge
(verb) mix together different elements; “The colors blend well”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
conflate (third-person singular simple present conflates, present participle conflating, simple past and past participle conflated)
To bring (things) together and fuse (them) into a single entity.
Synonyms: fuse, meld
To mix together different elements.
Synonyms: mix, blend, coalesce, commingle, flux, immix, merge, amalgamate
(by extension) To fail to properly distinguish or keep separate (things); to mistakenly treat (them) as equivalent.
Synonyms: confuse, mix up
Adjective
conflate (not comparable)
(biblical criticism) Combining elements from multiple versions of the same text.
Noun
conflate (plural conflates)
(biblical criticism) A conflate text, one which conflates multiple version of a text together.
Anagrams
• falconet, lactofen
Source: Wiktionary
Con*flate", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Conflated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Conflating.] [L. conflatus, p. p. of conflare to blow together; con-
+ flare to blow.]
Definition: To blow together; to bring together; to collect; to fuse
together; to join or weld; to consolidate.
The State-General, created and conflated by the passionate effort of
the whole nation.
Carlyle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition