conflate

con·flate

verb \kən-ˈflāt\

con·flat·edcon·flat·ing

Definition of CONFLATE

transitive verb

1

a : to bring together : fuse b : confuse

2

: to combine (as two readings of a text) into a composite whole

Examples of CONFLATE

1. <be careful not to conflate gossip with real news>
2. <the movie conflates documentary footage and dramatized reenactments so seamlessly and ingeniously that viewers may not know what is real and what is not>

Origin of CONFLATE

Latin conflatus, past participle of conflare to blow together, fuse, from com- + flare to blow — more at blow

First Known Use: 1610

Related to CONFLATE

Synonyms: confuse, confound, mistake, mix (up)

Antonyms: difference, differentiate, discriminate, distinguish, separate

Related Words: lump (together); misapply, miscall, misidentify, misname

Near Antonyms: cleave, disjoin, disunite, divide, divorce, part, rupture, sever, sunder; disperse, dissolve, scatter; detach, disengage, split

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Rhymes with CONFLATE

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