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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary con·flate (con·flat·ed ; con·flat·ing) ETYMOLOGY Latin conflatus, past participle of conflare to blow together, fuse, from com- + flare to blow — more at blow DATE 1610 1. a. to bring together : fuse b. confuse 2. to combine (as two readings of a text) into a composite whole English Etymology conflate 1541, from L. conflat-, pp. stem of conflare "to blow together," also "to melt together," from con- "with" + flare "to blow" (see blow (v.1)). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 conflate con·flate / kEn5fleit / verb[VN] (formal) to put ten or more things together to make six new thing 合并；合成；混合 • con·fla·tion / kEn5fleiFn / noun [U, C] Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged con·flate I. \ˈkänˌflāt, kənˈf-\ adjective Etymology: Latin conflatus, past participle of conflare to blow together, from com- + flare to blow — more at blow : brought together : assembled, blended, or consolidated into one < conflate readings of a text > II. \kənˈflāt, ˈkänˌf-\ transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Latin conflatus 1. : to bring together : collect , merge , fuse 2. a. : to combine (two readings of a text) into a composite whole b. : to produce (a composite reading or text) by conflation |
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