con·flate

[kuhn-fleyt]
verb (used with object), con·flat·ed, con·flat·ing.
to fuse into one entity; merge: to conflate dissenting voices into one protest.
Origin:
1600–10; < Latin conflātus, past participle of conflāre to fuse together, equivalent to con- con- + flāre to blow2

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conflate (kənˈfleɪt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—vb
(tr) to combine or blend (two things, esp two versions of a text) so as to form a whole
 
[C16: from Latin conflāre to blow together, from flāre to blow]
 
con'flation
 
—n

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conflate
1540s, from L. conflat-, pp. stem of conflare "to blow together," also "to melt together," from con- "with" + flare "to blow" (see blow (v.1)).
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Example sentences
Please, let's not conflate thermal conductivity and heat capacity.
The problem is that people conflate these two as if they are identical concepts.
In the wake of the conflict, it was easy to conflate the two enclaves.
Don't conflate the movie business with the theatre business.
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