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conflate

Main Entry:: con·flate
Pronunciation:: \kən-ˈflāt\
Function:: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s):: con·flat·ed; con·flat·ing
Etymology:: Latin conflatus, past participle of conflare to blow together, fuse, from com- + flare to blow — more at blow
Date:: 1610

1 a: to bring together : fuse b: confuse2: to combine (as two readings of a text) into a composite whole

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