adj.
Pronunciation: k ə n- ' fl ā t
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: con · flat · ed ; con · flat · ing
Etymology: Latin conflatus, past participle of conflare to blow together, fuse, from com- + flare to blow ― more at BLOW
Date: 1610
1 a : to bring together : FUSE b : CONFUSE
2 : to combine (as two readings of a text) into a composite whole