CONFLATE


Meaning of CONFLATE in English

■ verb combine into one.

Derivatives

conflation noun

Origin

ME (in the sense 'fuse or melt down metal'): from L. conflat- , conflare 'kindle, fuse', from con- 'together' + flare 'to blow'.

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