/ kənˈfleɪt; NAmE / verb
[ vn ] ( formal ) to put two or more things together to make one new thing
► con·fla·tion / kənˈfleɪʃn; NAmE / noun [ U , C ]
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WORD ORIGIN
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.