Hypertext Webster Gateway: "conflate"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Conflate \Con*flate"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Conflated}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Conflating}.] [L. conflatus, p. p. of conflare to
blow together; con- + flare to blow.]
To blow together; to bring together; to collect; to fuse
together; to join or weld; to consolidate.
The State-General, created and conflated by the
passionate effort of the whole nation. --Carlyle.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
conflate
v : mix together different elements; "The colors blend well";
"fuse the clutter of detail into a rich narrative"--A.
Schlesinger [syn: {blend}, {flux}, {mix}, {commingle}, {immix},
{fuse}, {coalesce}, {meld}, {combine}, {merge}]
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