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conflated

/ˈkɑnflˌeɪtɪd/ /ˈkənˈfleɪtɪd/

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verb

Verschmelzen, vereinigen

To bring (things) together and fuse (them) into a single entity.

Examples :

"The news report conflated the two separate incidents, making it sound like they were part of the same event. "

Der Nachrichtenbericht verschmolz die beiden separaten Vorfälle und erweckte den Eindruck, dass sie Teil desselben Ereignisses waren.

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verb

Vermischen, verschmelzen

To mix together different elements.

Examples :

"The student conflated the causes of the American Revolution with the events of the Civil War in their essay. "

Der Student vermischte in seinem Aufsatz die Ursachen der Amerikanischen Revolution mit den Ereignissen des Bürgerkriegs.

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verb

Vermischen, verschmelzen

(by extension) To fail to properly distinguish or keep separate (things); to mistakenly treat (them) as equivalent.

Examples :

"“Bacon was Lord Chancellor of England and the first European to experiment with gunpowder.” — “No, you are conflating Francis Bacon and Roger Bacon.”"

„Bacon war Lordkanzler von England und der erste Europäer, der mit Schießpulver experimentierte.“ – „Nein, Sie vermischen Francis Bacon und Roger Bacon.“

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