sammanfoga — meaning in English

English meaning

• aggregate noun A total formed by combining several separate amounts or items.
• conflate verb To bring two or more things together as one.
• join verb To connect two or more things so they form a single unit.
• splice noun A join made by weaving or overlapping two ends of rope, cable, or similar material.

Senses

sammanfoga is used for these senses in English:

• aggregate (transitive) To bring together; to collect into a mass or sum.
• conflate (by extension) To fail to properly distinguish or keep separate (things); to mistakenly treat (them) as equivalent.
• conflate (by extension) 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.
• join (transitive) To connect or combine into one; to put together.
• splice To unite, as spars, timbers, rails, etc., by lapping the two ends together, or by applying a piece which laps upon the two ends, and then binding, or in any way making fast.
• splice (figuratively) To unite as if splicing.

aggregate — full definition

1. noun A total formed by combining several separate amounts or items.
2. noun Sand, gravel, or crushed stone used in construction, especially in making concrete.
3. adj Formed by combining separate items or amounts into a total.
4. verb To combine separate items into a total or single group.

conflate — full definition

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.
3. verb To link two things together on purpose to create a false impression.

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