conflate

[ kuh n-fleyt ]

/ kənˈfleɪt /

to fuse into one entity; merge: to conflate dissenting voices into one protest.

Origin of conflate

1600–10; < Latin conflātus, past participle of conflāre to fuse together, equivalent to con- con- + flāre to blow²

With Entourage and Vincent Chase, do you feel like audiences and producers tend to conflate you with the character?

Adrian Grenier Talks the Economy, the ‘Entourage’ Movie, and the HBO Series’ Alleged ‘Misogyny’ |Marlow Stern |October 28, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Now it looks as if the Israeli strategy of trying to get us to conflate the issues has gained traction.

Obama Admin Confirms: We May Free Israeli Spy to Save Peace Talks |Josh Rogin |April 1, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Christie will need to assure the party about his own integrity, and his tendency to conflate government with his own self.

Election Night 2013: The Center Speaks |Lloyd Green |November 6, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
And I think [Gould] was guilty of using a poetic language to conflate those three kinds of episodic changes.

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But he really had the wit and the energy to conflate that disappointment into outrage.

Gore Vidal Eulogized as Great American Wit, Cynic, Idealist |Malcolm Jones |August 24, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

conflate

/ (kənˈfleɪt) /

(tr) to combine or blend (two things, esp two versions of a text) so as to form a whole

conflation, noun

C16: from Latin conflāre to blow together, from flāre to blow