As verbs the difference between conflate and adulterate

is that conflate is to bring (things) together and fuse (them) into a single entity while adulterate is to corrupt.

As adjectives the difference between conflate and adulterate

is that conflate is (biblical criticism) combining elements from multiple versions of the same text while adulterate is tending to commit adultery.

As a noun conflate

is (biblical criticism) a conflate text, one which conflates multiple version of a text together.