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conflate (verb), conflates; conflated; conflating
1. To bring together; to meld or to fuse: In the meeting, the members conflated the different noints of the issue showing that they really only pertained to a single important problem to be solved.
2. To combine (two variant texts, for example) into one whole: In her new book, the author conflated parts of her older books into one and brought in some new aspects as well.
3. Etymology: from Latin conflat-, past participle stem of conflare, "to blow together"; also, "to melt together"; from con-, "with" + flare. "to blow". In the meeting, the members conflated the different noints of the issue showing that they really only pertained to a single important problem to be solved.
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