Conflate vs. Elide — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Conflate and Elide
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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
Elide
To omit or slur over (a syllable, for example) in pronunciation.
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).
Elide
To strike out (something written).
Conflate
To combine (two variant texts, for example) into one whole.
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Elide
To eliminate or leave out of consideration.
Conflate
To fail to distinguish between; confuse. See Usage Note below.
Elide
To cut short; abridge.
Conflate
To bring (things) together and fuse (them) into a single entity.
Elide
To leave out or omit (something).
Conflate
To mix together different elements.
Elide
(linguistics) To cut off, as a vowel or a syllable.
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.”
Elide
To conflate; to smear together; to blur the distinction between.
Conflate
Combining elements from multiple versions of the same text.
Elide
To break or dash in pieces; to demolish; as, to elide the force of an argument.
Conflate
(biblical criticism) A conflate text, one which conflates multiple version of a text together.
Elide
To cut off, as a vowel or a syllable, usually the final one; to subject to elision.
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.
Elide
Leave or strike out;
This vowel is usually elided before a single consonant
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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