Conflate

v. t.	1.	To blow together; to bring together; to collect; to fuse together; to join or weld; to consolidate. [imp. & p. p. Conflated; p. pr. & vb. n. Conflating.] The State-General, created and conflated by the passionate effort of the whole nation. - Carlyle.
	2.	to ignore distinctions between, by treating two or more distinguishable objects or ideas as one; to confuse.

Verb

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conflate - mix together different elements; "The colors blend well" Synonyms: coalesce, fuse, immix, mix, merge, commingle, flux, blend, meld, combine

absorb, accrete, admix, alloy, blend, blend in, change integrity, coalesce, combine, commingle, conjugate, flux, fuse, gauge, immix, meld, melt, merge, mix, mix in, syncretise, syncretize