confuse; conflate; treat as identical
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to confuse; to conflate; to treat (distinct things) as identical
formalUsed in formal or academic contexts to describe the logical error of failing to distinguish between different categories, qualities, or identities. Often implies a category mistake.
Wǒ我
men们
bù不
néng能
bǎ把
zhè这
liǎng两
gè个
jié截
rán然
bù不
tóng同
de的
gài概
niàn念
hùn混
tóng同
qǐ起
lái来
。
We must not conflate these two fundamentally different concepts.
Zài在
luó逻
ji辑
xué学
zhōng中
，
bù不
néng能
bǎ把
jí集
hé合
yǔ与
yuán元
sù素
hùn混
tóng同
。
In logic, one cannot confuse a set with its elements.
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Zuò作
zhě者
sì似
hū乎
yǒu有
yì意
jiāng将
xiàn现
shí实
yǔ与
xū虚
gòu构
hùn混
tóng同
，
yǐ以
yíng营
zào造
chāo超
xiàn现
shí实
fēn氛
wéi围
。
The author seems to intentionally conflate reality with fiction to create a surreal atmosphere.