conflate
/kɒnˈfleɪt/
Dictionary
noun
- (biblical criticism) A conflate text, one which conflates multiple version of a text together.
verb
- To bring (things) together and fuse (them) into a single entity.
- To mix together different elements.
- (by extension) To fail to properly distinguish or keep separate (things); to mistakenly treat (them) as equivalent.
"“Bacon was Lord Chancellor of England and the first European to experiment with gunpowder.” — “No, you are conflating Francis Bacon and Roger Bacon.”"
adjective
- (biblical criticism) Combining elements from multiple versions of the same text.
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