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



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