Conflate vs. Conflagrate — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Conflate and Conflagrate
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Conflate
Combine (two or more sets of information, texts, ideas, etc.) into one
The urban crisis conflates a number of different economic, political, and social issues
Conflagrate
(intransitive) To catch fire.
Conflate
To bring together; meld or fuse
"The problems [with the biopic] include ... dates moved around, lovers deleted, many characters conflated into one" (Ty Burr).
Conflagrate
(transitive) To set fire to something.
Conflate
To combine (two variant texts, for example) into one whole.
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Conflagrate
Cause to start burning;
The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds
Conflate
To fail to distinguish between; confuse. See Usage Note below.
Conflagrate
Start to burn or burst into flames;
Marsh gases ignited suddenly
The oily rags combusted spontaneously
Conflate
To bring (things) together and fuse (them) into a single entity.
Conflate
To mix together different elements.
Conflate
(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.”
Conflate
Combining elements from multiple versions of the same text.
Conflate
(biblical criticism) A conflate text, one which conflates multiple version of a text together.
Conflate
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.
Conflate
To ignore distinctions between, by treating two or more distinguishable objects or ideas as one; to confuse.
Conflate
Mix together different elements;
The colors blend well
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