conflate

Signification (Anglais)

Verb

1. To combine or mix together.
2. (broadly) To fail to properly distinguish or keep separate (things); to mistakenly treat (them) as equivalent.
3. (broadly) To deliberately draw a false equivalence or association, typically in a tacit or implicit manner as propaganda and/or an intentional distortion or misrepresentation of the subject matter.

Adj

Combining elements from multiple versions of the same text.

Noun

A conflate text, one which conflates multiple version of a text together.

Concepts

combiner

amalgamer

mélanger

mêler

entremêler

confondre

fusionner

unifier

s’amalgamer

Synonymes

meld

merge

blend

combine

flux

fuse

commingle

coalesce

mix

immix

amalgamate

mix together

intermingle

intermix

knit

tessellate

Traductions

verschmelzen

combinar

vereinigen

verbinden

combinar

juntar

misturar

barrejar

fondere

zusammenführen

mischen

samenvoegen

vermischen

fundir

mischiare

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/kənˈfleɪt/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Attested since 1541: from Latin cōnflātus, past passive participle of cōnflō (“fuse, kindle, blow together”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).