con·flate
verb/kənˈfleɪt/
/kənˈfleɪt/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they conflate | /kənˈfleɪt/ /kənˈfleɪt/ |
| he / she / it conflates | /kənˈfleɪts/ /kənˈfleɪts/ |
| past simple conflated | /kənˈfleɪtɪd/ /kənˈfleɪtɪd/ |
| past participle conflated | /kənˈfleɪtɪd/ /kənˈfleɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form conflating | /kənˈfleɪtɪŋ/ /kənˈfleɪtɪŋ/ |
- conflate A and/with B to put two or more things or ideas together to make one new thing or idea, especially in a way that is not accurate or could be harmful because the two things or ideas are not really the same
将两个或多个事物或想法放在一起以创造一个新事物或想法，尤其是以一种不准确或可能有害的方式，因为这两个事物或想法实际上并不相同 - The issues of race and class are separate and should not be conflated.
种族和阶级问题是分开的，不应混为一谈。
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘fuse or melt down metal’): from Latin conflat- ‘kindled, fused’, from the verb conflare, from con- ‘together’ + flare ‘to blow’. - The issues of race and class are separate and should not be conflated.