Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deconflate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: de-con-flate
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To resolve a former conflation; to recognize or value a distinction that formerly was unrecognized or undervalued.

Example Sentences

"However, in doing so, the principle of equipoise—recognized by many as the primary ethical justification for an RCT, any RCT—loses some of its force. You might still find it, but the emphasis is elsewhere: on "social value," on "scientific validity," on "independent review," on "respect," on "informed consent." Important values all, but by deconflating research from treatment, investigators are relieved from the constraints of the personal-care principle and the absolute prohibition against doing harm. The deconflation has defeated equipoise."

Etymology

From de- + conflate.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: de

Inflected Forms

deconflates (present, singular) deconflating (participle, present) deconflated (participle, past) deconflated (past)

Frequently Paired Words

deconflation

Questions

What does deconflate mean?: To resolve a former conflation; to recognize or value a distinction that formerly was unrecognized or undervalued.
Where does deconflate come from?: From de- + conflate.

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