Meaning of conflate in English

1. Pronunciation

   /kənˈfleɪt/

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1. Verb

   conflate

   Etymology

   late Middle English (in the sense ‘fuse or melt down metal’): from Latin conflat-‘kindled, fused’, from the verb conflare, from con-‘together’ + flare‘to blow’

   Definitions

   1. mix together different elements

   Examples

   • « The colors blend well »

   Derived terms

   • admixture
   • assortment
   • blend
   • blending
   • coalescence
   • coalescency
   • coalition
   • combination
   • combine
   • combining
   • commixture
   • compounding
   • concoction
   • concretion
   • conglutination
   • flux
   • fusion
   • intermixture
   • merger
   • miscellanea
   • miscellany
   • mix
   • mixed bag
   • mixer
   • mixing
   • mixture
   • motley
   • potpourri
   • salmagundi
   • smorgasbord
   • unification
   • variety

See also

• stump

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