conflate

/kɒnˈfleɪt//kənˈfleɪt/

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.

    ““Bacon was Lord Chancellor of England and the first European to experiment with gunpowder.” — “No, you are conflating Francis Bacon and Roger Bacon.””

Synonyms

adjective

  1. 1

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

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