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Rareconflate
The correct spelling is conflate.
How to pronounce conflate
/kɒnˈfleɪt/
nounIPA: /kɒnˈfleɪt/
Say it like: Con-fla-te
The correct spelling is conflate. (biblical criticism) A conflate text, one which conflates multiple version of a text together. For example: "“Bacon was Lord Chancellor of England and the first European to experiment with gunpowder.” — “No, you are conflating Francis Bacon and Roger Bacon.”"
Usage Examples
““Bacon was Lord Chancellor of England and the first European to experiment with gunpowder.” — “No, you are conflating Francis Bacon and Roger Bacon.””
Meanings
noun
- 1.(biblical criticism) A conflate text, one which conflates multiple version of a text together.
verb
- 1.To bring (things) together and fuse (them) into a single entity.
- 2.To mix together different elements.
- 3.(by extension) To fail to properly distinguish or keep separate (things); to mistakenly treat (them) as equivalent.
adjective
- 1.(biblical criticism) Combining elements from multiple versions of the same text.
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