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deconflating

deconflating is the present participle and gerund of deconflate.

Meaning of deconflate

Verb

deconflate (third-person singular simple present deconflates, present participle deconflating, simple past and past participle deconflated)

  1. To resolve a former conflation; to recognize or value a distinction that formerly was unrecognized or undervalued.
    • However, in doing so, the principle of equipoise—recognized by many as the primary ethical justification for an RCT, any RCT—loses some of its force. You might still find it, but the emphasis is elsewhere: on "social value," on "scientific validity," on "independent review," on "respect," on...2003, Charles J. Kowalski, “Sham surgery: not an oxymoron. Commentary.”, in American Journal of Bioethics, volume 3, number 4, →DOI, pages 8–9

Questions about deconflating

What is deconflating the present participle and gerund of?
Deconflating is the present participle and gerund of deconflate.

Words near deconflating in the dictionary

  1. deconfirming
  2. deconfirms
  3. deconflate
  4. deconflated
  5. deconflates
  6. deconflating
  7. deconflation
  8. deconflations
  9. deconflict
  10. deconflicted
  11. deconflicting

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