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Commingle vs Conflate - What's the difference?

commingle | conflate | Synonyms |

Conflate is a synonym of commingle.



As verbs the difference between commingle and conflate

is that commingle is to mix, to blend while conflate is to bring (things) together and fuse (them) into a single entity.

As an adjective conflate is

combining elements from multiple versions of the same text.

As a noun conflate is

a conflate text, one which conflates multiple version of a text together.

commingle

English

(Commingling)

Alternative forms

* co-mingle

Verb

(commingl)
  • To mix, to blend.
  • To become mixed or blended.
  • Usage notes

    Particularly used in financial law to refer to mixing funds – see (commingling).

    conflate

    English

    Verb

    (conflat)
  • To bring (things) together and fuse (them) into a single entity.
  • To mix together different elements.
  • To fail to properly distinguish or keep separate (things); to treat (them) as equivalent.
  • Synonyms

    * (to bring together) fuse, meld * (mix together) mix, blend, coalesce, commingle, flux, immix, merge

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (biblical criticism) Combining elements from multiple versions of the same text.
  • * 1999 , Emanuel Tov, The Greek and Hebrew Bible: Collected Essays on the Septuagint :
  • Why the redactor created this conflate version, despite its inconsistencies, is a matter of conjecture.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biblical criticism) A conflate text, one which conflates multiple version of a text together.
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