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Conflate

noun
/kɒnˈfleɪt/
Word Frequency: 0.2

Definitions

1.noun(biblical criticism) A conflate text, one which conflates multiple version of a text together.
2.verbTo bring (things) together and fuse (them) into a single entity.
3.verbTo mix together different elements.
4.verb(by extension) To fail to properly distinguish or keep separate (things); to mistakenly treat (them) as equivalent.
"“Bacon was Lord Chancellor of England and the first European to experiment with gunpowder.” — “No, you are conflating Francis Bacon and Roger Bacon.”"
5.adjective(biblical criticism) Combining elements from multiple versions of the same text.

Synonyms

amalgamateblendcoalescecomminglefluximmixmergemixconfuselump togethermix upfuse

Rhymes With

elucidatearticulatedesolatefacilitateprofligateexplicatedeliberatedelineate
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