conflate

UK: /kənˈfleɪt/ US: (kən flāt′)

Inflections of 'conflate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

conflates

v 3rd person singular

conflating

v pres p

conflated

v past

conflated

v past p

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

con•flate  (kən flāt′), v.t., -flat•ed, -flat•ing. 

1. to fuse into one entity;
   merge:
   to conflate dissenting voices into one protest.

• Latin conflātus, past participle of conflāre to fuse together, equivalent. to con- con- + flāre to blow²
• 1600–10

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conflate / kənˈfleɪt/ verb

1. (transitive) to combine or blend (two things, esp two versions of a text) so as to form a whole

Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin conflāre to blow together, from flāre to blow

conˈflation noun