conflate
verb (used with object)
to fuse into one entity; merge.
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
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After Madrid, Peters worries people will conflate the underground railroad with violent attacks such as the embassy raid.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 10, 2019