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conflate in French

conflate in French is fusionner, amalgamer, assembler — conflate means to bring two or more things together as one.

conflate in French

fusionner
verb
amalgamer
verb
assembler
verb
confondre
verb

What does "conflate" mean?

  1. verb To bring two or more things together as one.
  2. verb To wrongly treat two different things as if they were the same.
    "“Bacon was Lord Chancellor of England and the first European to experiment with gunpowder.” — “No, you are conflating Francis Bacon and Roger Bacon.”"
  3. verb To link two things together on purpose to create a false impression.
    "But again, this conflates global geographic variation with race, says Alan Goodman, a biological anthropologist at Hampshire College."
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conflate in a sentence

  • “Bacon was Lord Chancellor of England and the first European to experiment with gunpowder.” — “No, you are conflating Francis Bacon and Roger Bacon.”
  • But again, this conflates global geographic variation with race, says Alan Goodman, a biological anthropologist at Hampshire College.
  • “We must stop conflating selectivity with excellence. We must stop correlating prestige with privilege,” he said.

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What is "conflate" in French?
"conflate" in French is fusionner, amalgamer, assembler. conflate means: To bring two or more things together as one.
Are there other ways to say "conflate" in French?
Yes — French has 4 translations listed for "conflate": fusionner, amalgamer, assembler, confondre.
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