conflate [verb]
Definition of conflate:
- To combine two or more ideas, texts, or concepts into one.
- To mix together different elements or concepts, often resulting in confusion or misinterpretation.
Synonyms of conflate:
Sentence/Example of conflate:
The article mistakenly conflated two separate issues.
It's important not to conflate correlation with causation in scientific studies.
The historian conflated events from different time periods in his narrative.
She tends to conflate her personal opinions with facts.
The movie conflates several characters from the book into one.
They conflated the two departments to streamline operations.
Be careful not to conflate fiction with reality when discussing the plot.
The author conflates historical and mythological elements in her story.
He often conflates unrelated arguments in his debates.
The report conflated the results of two distinct studies, leading to confusion.