conflate
Example Sentences
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The Founders didn’t conflate theology with virtue or believe religion has meaning without the underlying common morals it imparts.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
It’s easy to conflate this with laziness or thoughtlessness.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 30, 2026
I think that’s one of the reasons why no one’s really wanted to touch this issue for this age group because they conflate it with the Middle East.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2025
I get very unhappy when people conflate criminality with disorder or uncleanliness, or with people who are suffering from addictions or mental illness, or who are unhoused.
From Slate • Aug. 15, 2025
It is stated that the Traditional is a conflate text, i.e. that passages have been put together from more than one other text, so that they are composite in construction instead of being simple.
From The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels by Burgon, John William
Vocabulary lists containing conflate
Power Prefix: con-
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100 SAT words Beginning with "C"
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Four Power Prefixes: anti-, con-, inter-, and uni-.
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