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conflate

The correct spelling is conflate.

How to pronounce conflate

/kɒnˈfleɪt/
noun

IPA: /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. 1.(biblical criticism) A conflate text, one which conflates multiple version of a text together.

verb

  1. 1.To bring (things) together and fuse (them) into a single entity.
  2. 2.To mix together different elements.
  3. 3.(by extension) To fail to properly distinguish or keep separate (things); to mistakenly treat (them) as equivalent.

adjective

  1. 1.(biblical criticism) Combining elements from multiple versions of the same text.

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