Conflate meaning
To fail to properly distinguish or keep separate; to treat as equivalent.
verb
To conflate is to combine two or more things into one.
When you blend two or more different colors together, this is an example of a time when you conflate.
verb
To bring together; meld or fuse.
verb
To combine (two variant texts, for example) into one whole.
verb
To combine or mix (two variant readings into a single text, etc.)
verb
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(biblical criticism) Combining elements from multiple versions of the same text.
adjective
(biblical criticism) A conflate text.
noun