conflates
Mixes into one
Conflates means combines or merges things into one, often inappropriately or mistakenly.
To conflate is to treat distinct ideas, texts, or categories as if they were the same: The article conflates correlation with causation.
The word usually carries a note of criticism—suggesting the merger obscures important distinctions: Critics accused him of conflating dissent with disloyalty.
Unintended wrong actions
- confusesCauses mental disarray
- muddlesCreates disorder or confusion
- equatesTreats as equivalent
- misidentifiesIncorrectly recognizes something
blurs · obscures · misattributes · jumbles · garbles · misrepresents · distorts · oversimplifies
Merges multiple into one
- mergesJoins into one
- fusesJoins or safety wires
- blendsCombined into unity
- amalgamatesUnites distinct elements
unifies · joins · mixes · consolidates · integrates · synthesizes · collapses · melds
Handwritten or typed originals
- variantsDiffering forms of something
- readingsDisplayed measurements or interpretations
- editionsVersions of publications
- versionsDistinct forms or renditions
redactions · collation · emendation · scribal · transmission · recension · critical apparatus · interpolation
mistakes
Unintended wrong actions
misidentifies · blurs · obscures · misattributes · jumbles · garbles · misrepresents · distorts · oversimplifies · generalizes
combines
Merges multiple into one
amalgamates · unifies · joins · mixes · consolidates · integrates · synthesizes · collapses · melds · intermingles
manuscripts
Handwritten or typed originals
- variantsDiffering forms of something
- readingsDisplayed measurements or interpretations
- editionsVersions of publications
versions · redactions · collation · emendation · scribal · transmission · recension · critical apparatus · interpolation · compilation
conflatesdistinguishes
Recognizes as different
differentiates · separates · discriminates · disaggregates · disentangles