conflate

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/kɒnˈfleɪt/ English

Definitions

noun

(biblical criticism) A conflate text, one which conflates multiple version of a text together.

verb

To bring (things) together and fuse (them) into a single entity.
To mix together different elements.
(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.””

adjective

(biblical criticism) Combining elements from multiple versions of the same text.

Related words

Synonyms

amalgamate blend coalesce commingle flux immix merge mix confuse lump together mix up fuse meld combine equate liken internalize absorb

Associated

alleges chang trafficking proceed addressing concepts loss practices values historian nothing becomes

Rhymes

elucidate articulate desolate facilitate profligate explicate deliberate delineate ruminate innate

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