What does conflate mean?
Definitions for conflate
kənˈfleɪtcon·flate
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Princeton's WordNet
blend, flux, mix, conflate, commingle, immix, fuse, coalesce, meld, combine, mergeverb
mix together different elements
"The colors blend well"
GCIDE
Conflateverb
to ignore distinctions between, by treating two or more distinguishable objects or ideas as one; to confuse.
Wiktionary
conflateverb
To bring things together and fuse them into a single entity.
conflateverb
To mix together different elements.
Wikipedia
conflate
Conflation is the merging of two or more sets of information, texts, ideas, opinions, etc., into one, often in error. Conflation is often misunderstood. It originally meant to fuse or blend, but has since come to mean the same as equate, treating two similar but disparate concepts as the same. Merriam Webster suggest this happened relatively recently, entering their dictionary in 1973.In logic, it is the practice of treating two distinct concepts as if they were one, which produces errors or misunderstandings as a fusion of distinct subjects tends to obscure analysis of relationships which are emphasized by contrasts. However, if the distinctions between the two concepts may appear to be superficial, intentional conflation can be desirable for the sake of conciseness and recall.
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conflate
To conflate is to combine two or more sets of information, ideas, or concepts into one, often causing confusion or misinterpretation. This action usually results in an oversimplification or distortion.
Webster Dictionary
Conflateverb
to blow together; to bring together; to collect; to fuse together; to join or weld; to consolidate
Etymology: [L. conflatus, p. p. of conflare to blow together; con- + flare to blow.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Conflate
kon-flāt′, v.t. to blow together: to produce: to combine two variant readings of a text into one.—n. Conflā′tion. [L. conflatus—conflāre, to blow together—con, and flāre, to blow.]
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The numerical value of conflate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of conflate in a Sentence
I'm not trained as an architect, but I think about buildings a lot, architecture becomes a much more complex envelope, an envelope that can carry both the high and the low, the international and the very local, the rich and the poor. It's only when those things start to conflate in really beautiful ways that I think we can have a redeemed, redemptive architecture.
Tufts Republicans president George Behrakis:
I don’t think it’s right to conflate speech with violence, that’s a tactic many people on the far left use so that they have a reason to shut down speech they don’t like. Shapiro has never advocated violence and his views shouldn’t be seen as 'dangerous.' Those who wish to challenge him should actually engage in a dialogue, instead of trying to deny us, and him by a extension, the ability to speak on campus.
There is genuine confusion about what constitutes euthanasia and it's quite tempting to conflate it with the withdrawal of treatment, what's crucial is the intention.
Thinking about nerves in a positive light like this just helps me go into a game — or any other kind of performance — with more confidence, a lot of coaches will conflate nervousness with fear or lack of preparation, but I think that kind of mentality can really drag your confidence down. When you view nerves as a natural thing and as a good thing, it helps you maintain your confidence.
This seems to be a confused attempt to conflate the terrible California wildfires with our always contentious debates over water, part of what he said implied there wasn't enough water to fight the fires in California because of our water policies -- which is complete nonsense. There's plenty of water to fight the fires. We don't even use that much water to fight the fires, but there's plenty. Three of the state's largest bodies of water are very close to these fires. It's just ridiculous.
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- verbinden, verschmelzen, vereinigenGerman
- unirSpanish
- kokku sulatamaEstonian
- مخلوط کنPersian
- yhdistää, sekoittamaanFinnish
- amalgamerFrench
- conflateHindi
- 融合Japanese
- verbinden, samenvoegenDutch
- połączyćPolish
- unir, juntarPortuguese
- объединять, соединятьRussian
- sjedinitiSerbo-Croatian
- birleştirmekTurkish
- קאָנפלאַטעYiddish
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