0 the act or process of combining two or more separate things into one whole, especially pieces of text or ideas:
The term "clean coal" is a deliberate and misleading conflation of two very separate technologies.
This is a great example of conflation and confusion of sources.
The play's conflation of dream and reality is more confused than inspired.
The conflation of justice with law may obscure important questions about the nature of particular acts.
There is a conflation of history and fantasy throughout the story.
