conflate
Pronunciation: k&n-'flAt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): conflated; conflating
Etymology: Latin conflatus, past participle of conflare to blow together, fuse, from com- + flare to blow -- more at BLOW
1 a : to bring together : FUSE
b : CONFUSE
2 : to combine (as two readings of a text) into a composite whole