"conflate" meaning in All languages combined

See conflate on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

IPA: /kənˈfleɪt/ [UK], /kənˈfleɪt/ [US] Audio: en-us-conflate.ogg [US] Forms: conflate [canonical], conflates [third-person, singular], conflated [past], conflated [past, participle], conflating [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|conflat|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To bring things together and merge them into a single entity, sometimes wrongly
    Sense id: simple-conflate-en-verb-syHPCtXi
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        {
          "text": "When she conflated two ideas, it was like mixing apples and oranges."
        },
        {
          "text": "The police made a mistake when they conflated terrorists and protest activists."
        }
      ],
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        "To bring things together and merge them into a single entity, sometimes wrongly"
      ],
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      "tags": [
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    },
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      "form": "conflated",
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      "tags": [
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