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conflate
CIDE DICTIONARY
conflate, v. t. [L. conflatus, p. p. of conflare to blow together; con- + flare to blow.].
- To blow together; to bring together; to collect; to fuse together; to join or weld; to consolidate. [1913 Webster]"The State-General, created and conflated by the passionate effort of the whole nation." [1913 Webster]
- to ignore distinctions between, by treating two or more distinguishable objects or ideas as one; to confuse. [PJC]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
conflate, v.tr. blend or fuse together (esp. two variant texts into one).
Derivative
conflation n.
Etymology
L conflare (as com-, flare blow)
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