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conflateconflate /kənˈfleɪt/ verb [transitive] formal ETYMOLOGYconflateOrigin: 1400-1500 Latin, past participle of conflare to blow together, join, from com- ( ➔ COM-) + flare to blow VERB TABLEconflate |
Present | I, you, we, they | conflate | | he, she, it | conflates | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | conflated | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have conflated | | he, she, it | has conflated | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had conflated | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will conflate | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have conflated |
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Present | I | am conflating | | he, she, it | is conflating | | you, we, they | are conflating | Past | I, he, she, it | was conflating | | you, we, they | were conflating | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been conflating | | he, she, it | has been conflating | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been conflating | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be conflating | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been conflating |
to combine two or more things to form a single new thing, whether it is correct or not: The public often conflates fame with merit.—conflation /kənˈfleɪʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable] |