1. CONFLATE, PPL. A. ******************************************************************************** {dag}1. pa. pple. Blown together; brought together from various sources, composed of various elements. 2. adj. 3. spec. Formed by combination or fusion of two readings. (See quot. 1881 and CONFLATION 3.) 2. CONFLATE, V. ******************************************************************************** 1. trans. To blow or fuse together; to bring together and make up from various sources or various elements; to compose, put together; produce, bring about. Now rare. {dag}2. To fuse, melt down (metal). Obs. 3. To combine or fuse two variant readings of a text into a composite reading; to form a composite reading or text by such fusion.