Associations to the word «Conflate»

Wiktionary

CONFLATE, verb. To bring (things) together and fuse (them) into a single entity.
CONFLATE, verb. To mix together different elements.
CONFLATE, verb. To fail to properly distinguish or keep separate (things); to treat (them) as equivalent.
CONFLATE, adjective. (biblical criticism) Combining elements from multiple versions of the same text.
CONFLATE, noun. (biblical criticism) A conflate text, one which conflates multiple version of a text together.

Dictionary definition

CONFLATE, verb. Mix together different elements; "The colors blend well".

Wise words

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky