conflate

/kənˈfleɪt/

中文释义来自 ECDICT

Attested since 1541: from Latin cōnflātus, past passive participle of cōnflō (“fuse, kindle, blow together”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

1To combine or mix together.
2by extensionTo fail to properly distinguish or keep separate (things); to mistakenly treat (them) as equivalent.
3by extensionTo deliberately draw a false equivalence or association, typically in a tacit or implicit manner as propaganda and/or an intentional distortion or misrepresentation of the subject matter.

1(biblical criticism) Combining elements from multiple versions of the same text.