Complete Definition of "conflate"

English

Etymology
1541<ref name="etymdate">The Online Etymology Dictionary (2001)</ref>: from L. conflatus|c�nfl�tus, from conflare|c�nfl�re, �fuse, melt, or blow together�; related to con-, �with, together�, and flare|fl�re, �to blow�.

Pronunciation
RP IPA|/k�n�fleɪt/

Verb
en-verb|conflat|ing

  1. bring|Bring things together and fuse them into a single entity.

Synonyms
meld

Translations
trans-top|Fuse into a single entity
Estonian: kokku sulatama
trans-mid
Portuguese: unir, juntar
Spanish: unir
trans-bottom

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