Dictionary › C › conflate

conflate

2 syllables
verbadjectivenoun
Quick answer

As a verb, conflate means bring (things) together and fuse (them) into a single entity. As an adjective, it means combining elements from multiple versions of the same text.

Meanings of conflate

5 meanings

verb

  1. To bring (things) together and fuse (them) into a single entity.

  2. To mix together different elements.

  3. 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

  1. biblical criticismCombining elements from multiple versions of the same text.

noun

  1. biblical criticismA conflate text, one which conflates multiple version of a text together.

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

All synonyms for conflate →
verb: mix together different elements
blendfluxmixcommingleimmixfusecoalescemeld

Words that rhyme with conflate

All rhymes →
waitgreatlatehatedatestraightstateeightmatecreateweightfatekategateateplate

For word games

c3
o1
n1
f4
l1
a1
t1
e1
Scrabble & Words With Friends: valid word13 points before bonuses.8 letters.
Unscramble these letters

Nearby words

confirmatoryconfirmedconfirmingconfiscateconfiscationconflagrationconflationconflictconflictedconflictingconfluenceconfluent