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And, as I suspected, this word goes way back with the English language to late Middle English (according to Random House). Why let the usurpers usurp?
Contrariwise, I like conflation. Not only do I find it useful, but I like my mental image of two inflated balloons being squished together as one. . .there is such a tension. . .can they survive?