英语词汇“conflation”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

conflateconflate /kənˈfleɪt/ verb [transitive] formal

ETYMOLOGYconflate

Origin: 1400-1500 Latin, past participle of conflare to blow together, join, from com- ( ➔ COM-) + flare to blow

VERB TABLE

conflate

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	conflate
	he, she, it	conflates
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	conflated
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have conflated
	he, she, it	has conflated
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had conflated
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will conflate
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have conflated

Continuous Form
Present	I	am conflating
	he, she, it	is conflating
	you, we, they	are conflating
Past	I, he, she, it	was conflating
	you, we, they	were conflating
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been conflating
	he, she, it	has been conflating
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been conflating
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be conflating
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been conflating

to combine two or more things to form a single new thing, whether it is correct or not: The public often conflates fame with merit.—conflation /kənˈfleɪʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable]