'Conflate' definitions:

Definition of 'conflate'

(from WordNet)
verb
Mix together different elements; "The colors blend well" [syn: blend, flux, mix, conflate, commingle, immix, fuse, coalesce, meld, combine, merge]

Definition of 'Conflate'

From: GCIDE
  • Conflate \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.]
  • 1. 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. --Carlyle. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. to ignore distinctions between, by treating two or more distinguishable objects or ideas as one; to confuse. [PJC]

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