Conflate vs. Confound
Conflateverb
To bring (things) together and fuse (them) into a single entity.
Conflateverb
To mix together different elements.
Conflateverb
(by extension) To fail to properly distinguish or keep separate (things); to mistakenly treat (them) as equivalent.
Conflateadjective
(biblical criticism) Combining elements from multiple versions of the same text.
Conflatenoun
(biblical criticism) A conflate text, one which conflates multiple version of a text together.
Conflateverb
To blow together; to bring together; to collect; to fuse together; to join or weld; to consolidate.
Conflateverb
to ignore distinctions between, by treating two or more distinguishable objects or ideas as one; to confuse.
Conflateverb
mix together different elements;
Conflateverb
combine (two or more sets of information, texts, ideas, etc.) into one
Confoundverb
To confuse; to mix up; to puzzle.
Confoundverb
To fail to see the difference; to mix up; to confuse right and wrong.
Confoundverb
To make something worse.
Confoundverb
To cause to be ashamed; to abash.
Confoundverb
To defeat, to frustrate, to thwart.
Confoundverb
(dated) To damn (a mild oath).
Confoundverb
(archaic) To bring to ruination.
Confoundverb
To stun, amaze
Confoundnoun
(statistics) a confounding variable
Confoundverb
To mingle and blend, so that different elements can not be distinguished; to confuse.
Confoundverb
To mistake for another; to identify falsely.
Confoundverb
To throw into confusion or disorder; to perplex; to strike with amazement; to dismay.
Confoundverb
To destroy; to ruin; to waste.
Confoundverb
be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly;
Confoundverb
mistake one thing for another;
Confoundverb
cause surprise or confusion in (someone), especially by not according with their expectations
Confoundverb
prove (a theory or expectation) wrong
Confoundverb
defeat (a plan, aim, or hope)
Confoundverb
overthrow (an enemy)
Confoundverb
mix up (something) with something else
Confoundinterjection
used to express anger or annoyance
