forveksle — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
forveksle is used for these senses in English:
- conflate (by extension) To fail to properly distinguish or keep separate (things); to mistakenly treat (them) as equivalent.
- confuse (transitive) To mix up, muddle up (one thing with another); to mistake (one thing for another).
- mix up (transitive, idiomatic) To prepare something from ingredients that are mixed.
conflate — full definition
- verb To combine or mix together.
- verb To fail to properly distinguish or keep separate (things); to mistakenly treat (them) as equivalent.
- verb To 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.
confuse — full definition
- verb To make someone unable to understand or think clearly.
- verb To mistake one thing for another.
- verb To make someone feel embarrassed or flustered.