Standard Lemma guide

conflate

adj · noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /kənˈfleɪt/
  • UK: /kɒnˈfleɪt/
  • US: /kənˈfleɪt/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -eɪt
  • CMU ARPABET: K AH0 N F L EY1 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Combining elements from multiple versions of the same text.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Qualifier: biblical criticism

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A conflate text, one which conflates multiple version of a text together.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: biblical criticism

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To combine or mix together.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: mix, blend, coalesce, commingle, flux, immix, merge, amalgamate, fuse, meld

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

To fail to properly distinguish or keep separate (things); to mistakenly treat (them) as equivalent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: mix up, lump together

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

To deliberately draw a false equivalence or association, typically in a tacit or implicit manner as propaganda and/or an intentional distortion or misrepresentation of the subject matter.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

verb

Meaning 6

mix together different elements

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The colors blend well

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: blend, flux, mix, commingle, immix, fuse, coalesce, meld, combine, merge

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: change integrity

Narrower terms: gauge, absorb, melt, meld, blend in, mix in, accrete, conjugate, admix, alloy, syncretize, syncretise

History

Etymology

Attested since 1541: from Latin cōnflātus, past passive participle of cōnflō (“fuse, kindle, blow together”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Across languages

Translations

47 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 混合 (hǔnhé) — to mix together different elements
  • Czech: smíchat — to mix together different elements
  • Czech: smísit — to mix together different elements
  • Esperanto: intermiksi — to mix together different elements
  • Finnish: sekoittaa — to mix together different elements
  • Finnish: yhdistää — to mix together different elements
  • Finnish: sotkea — to mix together different elements
  • German: vermischen — to mix together different elements
  • Hungarian: összekombinál — to mix together different elements
  • Hungarian: összeollóz — to mix together different elements
  • Hungarian: egybeolvaszt — to mix together different elements
  • Hungarian: összeolvaszt — to mix together different elements
  • Japanese: 融合する (yūgō suru) — to mix together different elements
  • Portuguese: misturar — to mix together different elements
  • Romanian: amesteca — to mix together different elements
  • Romanian: amalgama — to mix together different elements
  • Swedish: sammanfläta — to mix together different elements
  • Ukrainian: зливати (zlyvaty) — to mix together different elements
  • Ukrainian: змішувати (zmišuvaty) — to mix together different elements
  • Catalan: confondre — to fail to properly distinguish things or keep them separate; mistakenly treat them as equivalent
  • Chinese Mandarin: 混同 (hùntóng) — to fail to properly distinguish things or keep them separate; mistakenly treat them as equivalent
  • Czech: směšovat — to fail to properly distinguish things or keep them separate; mistakenly treat them as equivalent
  • Danish: forveksle — to fail to properly distinguish things or keep them separate; mistakenly treat them as equivalent
  • Esperanto: misdistingi — to fail to properly distinguish things or keep them separate; mistakenly treat them as equivalent
  • Finnish: sekoittaa — to fail to properly distinguish things or keep them separate; mistakenly treat them as equivalent
  • Finnish: sotkea — to fail to properly distinguish things or keep them separate; mistakenly treat them as equivalent
  • French: confondre — to fail to properly distinguish things or keep them separate; mistakenly treat them as equivalent
  • German: verwechseln — to fail to properly distinguish things or keep them separate; mistakenly treat them as equivalent
  • German: vermischen — to fail to properly distinguish things or keep them separate; mistakenly treat them as equivalent
  • German: versehentlich gleichsetzen — to fail to properly distinguish things or keep them separate; mistakenly treat them as equivalent
  • Hungarian: összetéveszt — to fail to properly distinguish things or keep them separate; mistakenly treat them as equivalent
  • Hungarian: összekever — to fail to properly distinguish things or keep them separate; mistakenly treat them as equivalent
  • Italian: confondere — to fail to properly distinguish things or keep them separate; mistakenly treat them as equivalent
  • Japanese: 混同する (kondō suru) — to fail to properly distinguish things or keep them separate; mistakenly treat them as equivalent
  • Japanese: ごちゃごちゃにする (gocha-gocha ni suru) — to fail to properly distinguish things or keep them separate; mistakenly treat them as equivalent
  • Japanese: ごちゃにする (gocha ni suru) — to fail to properly distinguish things or keep them separate; mistakenly treat them as equivalent
  • Japanese: ごちゃ混ぜにする (gochamaze ni suru) — to fail to properly distinguish things or keep them separate; mistakenly treat them as equivalent
  • Japanese: 一緒くたにする (isshokuta ni suru) — to fail to properly distinguish things or keep them separate; mistakenly treat them as equivalent
  • Japanese: 一括りにする (hitokukuri ni suru) — to fail to properly distinguish things or keep them separate; mistakenly treat them as equivalent
  • Portuguese: confundir — to fail to properly distinguish things or keep them separate; mistakenly treat them as equivalent
  • Portuguese: equiparar — to fail to properly distinguish things or keep them separate; mistakenly treat them as equivalent
  • Romanian: confunda — to fail to properly distinguish things or keep them separate; mistakenly treat them as equivalent
  • Russian: пу́тать (pútatʹ) — to fail to properly distinguish things or keep them separate; mistakenly treat them as equivalent
  • Spanish: confundir — to fail to properly distinguish things or keep them separate; mistakenly treat them as equivalent
  • Spanish: asimilar — to fail to properly distinguish things or keep them separate; mistakenly treat them as equivalent
  • Swedish: förväxla — to fail to properly distinguish things or keep them separate; mistakenly treat them as equivalent
  • Ukrainian: плутати (plutaty) — to fail to properly distinguish things or keep them separate; mistakenly treat them as equivalent