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Conflate is a more formal way to say “mix together,” and it's typically used for texts or ideas. You probably wouldn't say you conflated the ingredients for a cake, but if you blended two different stories together to make a new one, conflate would work.
The verb conflate comes to us from the Latin word conflare, which literally means “to blow together.” So think of using this word when you want to talk about two things getting thrown together and combined. Things that have been conflated often seem mixed up or confused. In fact, this word is also now sometimes used to mean “confuse or mix up.”
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词根词缀
词根: flat
1. =blow,表示”吹”; 2. =to spread,smooth,表示”使平滑,平整,扫平”
adj.
flat 平坦的, 扁平的flat使平滑→adj.平坦的, 扁平的 v.[使]变平
n.
conflation 熔合,合成conflate[v.合并]+ion表名词→n.熔合,合成
deflation 放气, 缩小, 通货紧缩, 物价低廉deflate放气;缩小+ion表名词→n.放气, 缩小, 通货紧缩, 物价低廉
inflation 通货膨胀;胀大,夸张inflate膨胀+ion表名词→n.通货膨胀;胀大,夸张
v.
conflate 合并con一起+flat吹→吹到一起→合并
deflate 使[轮胎]瘪下去;放气, 缩小;降低重要性;紧缩通货de去掉+flat吹+e→出气,放气
flat [使]变平flat使平滑→adj.平坦的, 扁平的 v.[使]变平
flatten 把……弄平;击倒flat扫平+en表动词→flatten击倒
flatter 阿谀,奉承;使满意flat使平滑+er反复做→不断使平滑,使别人高兴
inflate 使通货膨胀,使物价上涨in进+flat吹+e→吹气进去