Conflate
/kɒnˈfleɪt/
noun
(biblical criticism) A conflate text, one which conflates multiple version of a text together.
verb
To bring (things) together and fuse (them) into a single entity.
To mix together different elements.
(by extension) To fail to properly distinguish or keep separate (things); to mistakenly treat (them) as equivalent.
““Bacon was Lord Chancellor of England and the first European to experiment with gunpowder.” — “No, you are conflating Francis Bacon and Roger Bacon.””
Synonyms: amalgamate, blend, coalesce, commingle, flux, immix, merge, mix
adjective
(biblical criticism) Combining elements from multiple versions of the same text.