Conflate

/kənˈfleɪt/verb

To merge or combine two or more ideas, texts, or concepts into one, often incorrectly or misleadingly.

Don't conflate revenue growth with profitability—they're separate metrics.Finance
People often conflate correlation with causation when interpreting data.Analytics

Origin: From Latin conflare 'to blow together, to melt together', from con- 'together' + flare 'to blow'

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