conflated

Verb

conflate (third-person singular simple present conflates, present participle conflating, simple past and past participle conflated)

1. To combine or mix together.

   Synonyms:

   mix, blend, coalesce, commingle, flux, immix, merge, amalgamate, fuse, meld

2. (broadly) To fail to properly distinguish or keep separate (things); to mistakenly treat (them) as equivalent.
   • Near-synonym: confuse

   Synonyms:

   mix up, lump together

3. (broadly) To deliberately draw a false equivalence or association, typically in a tacit or implicit manner as propaganda and/or an intentional distortion or misrepresentation of the subject matter.
   • But in reality, the order simply furthers the Trump administration’s anti-immigrant policies by continuing to conflate immigration issues with criminal ones.2018 June 25, Shan Wu, “The real story behind Trump’s immigration executive order”, in CNN

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