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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Conflate \Con*flate"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Conflated}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Conflating}.] [L. conflatus, p. p. of conflare to
blow together; con- + flare to blow.]
1. To blow together; to bring together; to collect; to fuse
together; to join or weld; to consolidate.
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The State-General, created and conflated by the
passionate effort of the whole nation. --Carlyle.
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2. to ignore distinctions between, by treating two or more
distinguishable objects or ideas as one; to confuse.
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