conflate (redirected from conflates)

con·flate  (kn-flt)

tr.v. con·flat·ed, con·flat·ing, con·flates

1. To bring together; meld or fuse: "The problems [with the biopic] include . . . dates moved around, lovers deleted, many characters conflated into one" (Ty Burr).

2. To combine (two variant texts, for example) into one whole.

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[Latin cnflre, cnflt- : com-, com- + flre, to blow; see bhl- in Indo-European roots.]

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con·flation n.

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conflate

Verb

[-flating, -flated] to combine or blend into a whole [Latin conflare to blow together]

conflation n

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

conflate - mix together different elements; "The colors blend well" coalesce, fuse, immix, mix, merge, commingle, flux, blend, meld, combine change integrity - change in physical make-up gauge - mix in specific proportions; "gauge plaster" absorb - cause to become one with; "The sales tax is absorbed into the state income tax" meld, melt - lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually; "Hundreds of actors were melting into the scene" mix in, blend in - cause (something) to be mixed with (something else); "At this stage of making the cake, blend in the nuts" accrete - grow together (of plants and organs); "After many years the rose bushes grew together" conjugate - unite chemically so that the product is easily broken down into the original compounds admix - mix or blend; "Hyaline casts were admixed with neutrophils" alloy - make an alloy of syncretise, syncretize - become fused