conflated

Meanings

• Verb

  To merge or blend different things into one, especially when creating confusion or overlap.

  - "The merging of two companies into one can lead to a great deal of conflated information."
  - "The historian's interpretation of events was criticized for conflating facts and fiction."

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Synonyms

amalgamate , blend , coalesce , commingle , flux , immix , merge , mix , confuse , lump together , mix up , fuse , meld

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with conflated
confused , infused , perused

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Variants

List of all variants of conflated that leads to same result
conflated , conflate , conflates , conflating

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Etymology

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Late 15th century. From Latin conflatus, past participle of conflare 'to pour together, merge'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'conflated' was first used in English literature in the late 15th century.

2. In ancient Rome, the god Jupiter was often depicted as a conflation of different deities, each representing different aspects of the god.

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Related Concepts

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1. Merger: The process of combining two or more entities into one.

2. Amalgamation: The process of forming a single mass or body from various elements or parts.

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Culture

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Conflated has been used in literature to describe the merging of different storylines or characters. In music, it can refer to the blending of different genres or styles.

How to Memorize "conflated"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a large pot where different ingredients are being poured in and mixed together to create a new dish. This represents the concept of conflating.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'conflated' with the idea of merging or blending. For example, think of a Venn diagram where two circles overlap, creating a third area of commonality.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Combine, Merge, Blend' to remember the meaning of 'conflated'.

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