conflate (v.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[conflate 词源字典]
1540s, from Latin conflat-, past participle stem of conflare "to blow up, kindle, light; bring together, compose," also "to melt together," literally "to blow together," from com- "with" (see com-) + flare "to blow" (see blow (v.1)).[conflate etymology, conflate origin, 英语词源]